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Lowrance HDS-5X User Manual

988-0176-00B
HDS-5x
Fish Finding Sonar
Operations Guide
Contents
Table of contents
Introduction ....................................................................................... 3
Getting Started ................................................................................. 5
Cursor ........................................................................................................ 5
Language ................................................................................................... 5
Pages ................................................................................................. 9
Pages Screen ............................................................................................ 9
Sonar Operation ............................................................................. 27
Palette ...................................................................................................... 32
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Contents
Radar Operation ............................................................................. 37
Radar menu .............................................................................................37
Settings Menu ................................................................................. 45
Fuel .......................................................................................................... 66
Units ......................................................................................................... 73
Network .................................................................................................... 74
Vessels ..................................................................................................... 81
Simulator .................................................................................................. 83
Specications .................................................................................. 87
Unit Care ..........................................................................................88
Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 89
Index ................................................................................................. 97
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Introduction

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 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.
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Introduction
Lowrance HDS-5x Sonar
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: nalize menu selections;
shortcut key for functions like saving a waypoint at cursor position
PAGES: opens Pages
menu; selects active panel for combo
display
MENU: opens context &
settings menus
FREQ: changes transducer frequency
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. 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.
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.

Language

Selects language used for menus, text boxes and messages.
To select a language:
Press 1. MENU twice.
Select 2. System and press ENTER
Highlight 3. Language and press ENTER.
4. Use the keypad to select a language and press ENTER.
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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 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.
Settings
menu
Pages screen
Sonar 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 a Fishing Mode

Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages
of sonar settings geared to specic shing conditions.
To select a shing mode:
Press 1. MENU twice.
Select 2. Sonar and press ENTER.
Highlight 3. Fishing Mode and press ENTER. Select the desired shing mode and press 4.
ENTER.
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Getting Started
Fishing Mode Options
General Use Bottom brown/blue background; 50% ping speed
Shallow Water
Fresh Water Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
Deep Water
Slow Trolling Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
Fast Trolling
Clear Water Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
Brackish Water
Bottom brown/white background; best suited for
depths less than 100 feet
Deep Blue; 50% ping speed; 50kHz is primary
transducer frequency
Bottom brown/white background; slightly lower chart
speed
Bottom brown/blue background; higher ASP; slightly
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:
Highlight the text box and press 1. ENTER. A keyboard will appear on the screen.
Keypad button controls uppercase & lowercase
Use the keypad to highlight the rst 2. character and press ENTER. Repeat
this step until all characters have been
entered.
Highlight 3. OK and press ENTER.
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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:
Press 1. MENU twice.
Select 2. System and press ENTER.
Highlight3. Restore Defaults and press
ENTER. A conrmation message will
appear.
Select 4. Yes and press ENTER.
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Pages

With Sonar selected, unit will display a full sonar screen
Combo
display options allows you to display a split screen
Pages
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.
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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.
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.
Press 2. MENU. The Edit Overlay menu will appear with Add Gauge selected.
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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
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:
Press the 1. ENTER key when the gauge is in Edit
mode. Four directional arrows will appear when the gauge can be moved.
Use the keypad to move the gauge to a desired 2.
location on the screen.
Press 3. 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.
Digital gauge in edit mode
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Pages
Select data menu
Time subcategory
To select data overlay:
1. Press the Select data softkey. The Select Data menu will appear.
Use the keypad to select the desired category and press 2. ENTER. A
list of subcategories will appear.
Select the desired subcategory and press 3. 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.
Analog and digital gauges
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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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 congured 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 congure limits:
Press the 1. Limits softkey. The Conguration Limits menu will appear.
Select the Limits or Warnings text box and press 2. ENTER.
Use the keypad to enter the desired threshold.3.
Select 4. OK and press ENTER.
To save changes:
Pages
Conguration
Limits menu
Select 1. Save from the Edit Overlay menu.
Press 2. ENTER.
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Pages
Conguration menu
Allows you to Add/Remove sources and adjust Bezel, Caption
and Invert Text Settings. Other conguration menu options are
covered previously in the section.
To access the Conguration menu, highlight Conguration on the Edit Overlay menu and press ENTER.
Conguration 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.
Adds a bezel to the data overlay gauge, making it easier to see against certain backgrounds
Both data sources could be displayed simultaneously on an analog gauge with two needles; one dedicated to each source.
To use Add Source:
Select 1. Add Source from the Edit Overlay menu and press ENTER. The Add source menu will appear.
Highlight a category a press 2. ENTER. A list of subcategories will appear.
Select the desired subcategory and press 3. ENTER.
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Add Source menu
Analog gauge
showing RPM from
two engines.
To remove add source data:
Highlight1. Remove source from the Edit Overlay menu and press ENTER. A list of sources will appear.
Select the source you want to remove and press 2. ENTER.
Pages
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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 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.
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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.
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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
Layout
Digital Layout
Bar 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:
Use the keypad to select the gauge you want to 1. edit and press ENTER. The Select Data menu will appear.
Use the keypad to select a data category and press 2.
ENTER. A list of subcategories will appear.
Select the desired subcategory and press 3.
ENTER.
Press 4. MENU. The Edit Data menu will appear.
Highlight 5. Finish Edit and press ENTER. The
Finish Edit Data menu will appear.
Highlight the 6. Save button and press ENTER.
NOTE: Press ENTER or EXIT to switch gauges into Edit Mode
Pages
GPS category
Ground Speed
subcategory
to Normal Mode.
Editing data on an analog
gauge
Editing data on a digital 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 Congure Limits are
described in more detail in the previous Data Overlay segment.
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Pages
To select data:
Highlight 1. 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.
Select the desired subcategory and press 3. ENTER.
To add source:
Select1. Add Source from the Edit Data menu and press ENTER.
Use the keypad to select the desired category 2. and press ENTER. A list of subcategories will appear.
Select the desired subcategory and press 3. ENTER.
To remove a source:
Highlight 1. Remove Source from the Edit Data menu and press ENTER. The Remove data-source window will appear.
Select the source you want to remove and press 2. ENTER.
To Congure Limits:
Highlight 1. Congure Limits on the Edit Data menu and press ENTER. The Congure Limits menu will appear.
Select the desired text box and press 2. ENTER.
Use the keypad to enter the desired limit or 3.
warning threshold.
Select 4. OK and press ENTER.
NOTE: The Limits portion of the Congure Limits menu will
only be shown when conguring analog gauge limits.
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Pages
To Finish Editing:
Select 1. Finish Edit from the Edit Data menu and press ENTER. A conrmation message will appear.
Select 2. 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:
Highlight the desired dashboard and 1.
press ENTER.
Select 2. Change Layout from the Data
menu and press ENTER.
Use the keypad to choose a gauge 3.
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:
Select 1. Add Dashboard from the Data menu and press ENTER. The Change Layout menu will appear.
Select the desired gauge layout and press 2. ENTER. Refer to the
previous Edit segment to customize the dashboard.
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Pages
To remove dashboards:
Select the number of the dashboard you want to 1.
delete from the numerical dashboard list.
Highlight 2. Remove Dashboard and press ENTER.
A conrmation message will appear.
Select 3. 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:
Use the keypad to center the utilities icon on 1.
the screen.
Scroll down the list of utilities until the desired 2.
option is highlighted.
Press 3. ENTER.
Utilities Icon
Utilities
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
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Pages
Copying a screenshot
To copy data les/sonar logs:
1. Highlight Files from the Utilities menu and press ENTER.
Select the desired File category and press the keypad to the right. A 2.
list of subcategories will appear.
Select a subcategory and press the keypad to the right. Highlight 3. the desired data le/sonar log.
Press 4. MENU. Highlight Copy and press ENTER. The Copy File screen will appear.
Select a place to copy the le, like an MMC card. Press 5. ENTER.
To delete data les/sonar logs:
Highlight 1. Files from the Utilities menu and press ENTER.
Select the desired File category and press 2. ENTER. A list of
subcategories will appear.
Select a subcategory and press 3. ENTER. Highlight the desired data le/sonar log. Copy and Delete buttons will appear at the bottom of the screen.
Copy File screen
Select the 4. Delete button and press ENTER. A conrmation message will appear.
Select 5. Yes and press ENTER.
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Pages
Radar selected as combo
display option
Sonar/Radar 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:
Use the keypad to select the rst page for the combo 1. display. This is the primary page, which will be
displayed in the left panel.
Select another page from the primary page’s combo 2. display list. This is the secondary page. It will be
displayed in the right panel.
Press 3. ENTER. The selected combo page will be displayed.
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.
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
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:
Select a Split view for the sonar page. (Accessing the Split feature 1. is covered in detail in the Using your Sonar section.)
Press the 2. PAGES key and use the keypad to center the Sonar icon on the screen.
Use the keypad to select Info 3.
Page from the combo page
display list. Press ENTER. The
combo page will be displayed
with the Sonar split view on the
Flasher, normal sonar and the
info page shown on a multi-panel
left; the Info page on the right.
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.
display.
Adjust panel sizes selected
on the Data Overlay menu
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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:
With the combo page or multi-panel display on the screen, press 1. the PAGES key.
Press 2. MENU. Highlight Adjust Panel Sizes from the Data Overlay
menu and press ENTER.
Press the keypad left/right to adjust the panels to a desired size and 3.
press ENTER.
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Sonar Operation

Sonar
Water column
Cursor depth
Brush
Water depth, water
temp and cursor
coordinates
Surface clutter
Colorline
Blue sonar history bar; reviews
recent sonar history
Temperature Graph
Fish Arches
Cursor
Range
scale
Depth
Line
Amplitude Scope — shows amplitude of real-time sonar
echoes
To access the Sonar Page:
Press the 1. PAGES key.
Use the keypad to select 2. 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 sonar scrolling, move the cursor to the right until the blue sonar history bar at the bottom of the screen is all the way to the right. Press EXIT to remove the cursor from the screen.
Blue sonar history bar
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Sonar

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.
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 signicant adjustments.
Auto Sensitivity can be turned on/off by selecting Auto Sensitivity from the Sonar menu and pressing ENTER.
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Sonar
Colorline
Distinguishes strong sonar echoes from
Wide yellow hard
sonar return
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.
Range
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 20 m from the range menu the unit will display 0-20 m 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.
Reddish-blue soft
sonar returns
Range set to 60 feet
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.
Zoom display Bottom Lock Flasher Display
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