Lowrance HDS-9m Gen2 Touch Owner's Manual

HDS Gen2Touch

Chartplotter Operator manual

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Preface

As Navico is continuously improving this product, we retain the right to make changes to the product at any time which may not be reflected in this version of the manual. Please contact your Lowrance dealer if you require any further assistance.

It is the owner’s sole responsibility to install and use the instrument and transducers in a manner that will not cause accidents, personal injury or property damage. The user of this product is solely responsible for observing safe boating practices.

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Warranty

The warranty card is supplied as a separate document.

In case of any queries, refer to the brand web site of your display or system: www.lowrance.com

Declarations and conformance

This equipment is intended for use in international waters as well as inland waters and coastal sea areas administered by countries of the USA, E.U. and E.E.A. For more information refer to the separate HDS Gen 2 Touch Installation manual.

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About this manual

This manual is a reference guide for operating the Lowrance HDS Gen 2 Touch system. It assumes that all equipment is installed and configured, and that the system is ready to use.

The manual does not cover basic background information about how equipment such as radars and AIS work. Such information is available from our web site: www.lowrance.com/en/Support/Library/.

Important text that requires special attention from the reader is emphasized as follows:

¼¼ Note: Used to draw the reader’s attention to a comment or some important information.

Warning: Used when it is necessary to warn personnel that they should proceed carefully to prevent risk of injury and/or damage to equipment/personnel.

The software

This manual is written for Lowrance HDS Gen2 Touch Release to Market 1 (RTM1). Please check web site for details on release version.

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Contents

7HDS Gen2 Touch screen and keys

8The HDS Gen2 Touch home screen

9Basic operation

9The power key

9First time startup

9Using the touchscreen

10Menus

12Dialog boxes

13Positioning a Man Overboard waypoint

14Screen capture

15Pages

15 Page overview

15Selecting pages, quick splits

16Selecting Active panel

16 Customizing pages

18Data Overlay

19Chart

19The Chart page

19Vessel symbol

20Chart scale

20	Using the cursor on the chart page
20	Panning the chart
20	Zooming
21	Chart menu
22	Chart options
26	Chart overlay
26	Chart Settings
27	Navionics chart options
30	Navionics settings

31	Waypoints, routes & trails
31	The waypoints, route and trails screens
33	Routes
35	Trails

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36Navigating

36Goto cursor

36Navigating on the chart

37Navigation settings panel

39Steer page

40 StructureMap™

40 Turning on StructureMap overlay

40 Selecting Structure Source

42Structure options

43Logging Structure data

45Scanning Fishing areas

46 The Instruments panels

46 The dashboards

46 Customizing the Instrument panel

48Using Video (9” and 12” units only)

48The video page

48Setting up the video page

49The Alarm system

49 The alarms dialog

51Acknowledging an alarm

52Utilities

52Vessels

53Sun/moon

53Trip Calculator

53	Find
53	Alarms

53Waypoints/routes/trails

54Tides

54 Satellites

54Files

55Settings

56System Settings

56Changing system settings

57Units

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58Using the simulator

58Simulator mode

58Demo mode

58Selecting simulator source files

59Advanced simulator settings

60Using the radar (optional)

60Radar operation modes

61Adjusting range

61Using the cursor on the radar page

62Measuring range and bearing to a target

62Radar menu

64EBL/VRM

65Setting a guard zone around your vessel

66Radar Settings menu

67Radar orientation

68MARPA

71Radar overlay

72Radar installation menu

74Using AIS

74Target symbols

75Viewing information about AIS targets

76Vessel alarms

76 The vessel settings panel

78 Networking

78 Auto configuration

78 Data sources

81 Device list

81 Diagnostics

81SIRIUS status (US only)

82NMEA 2000

82NMEA 0183

83Fuel

83Vessel setup

84Fuel used

84Find fuel

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85SIRIUS™ weather (North America only)

85The weather display

86Showing detailed weather information

86 Weather symbology

88Weather alarms

89Weather reports

90Animating SIRIUS™ weather graphics

91Audio

91 Enabling audio

91The audio media bar

92Operating the audio source

92Audio controls

93Using the FM/AM radio

94Using SIRIUS radio

96 Maintenance

96 Preventive maintenance

96Simple maintenance procedures

97Software upgrades

97	Troubleshooting
97	Backing up your system data
99	Index

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HDS Gen2 Touch screen and keys

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1Touchscreen

2SD Card reader

Used for optional InsightHD, Navionics, other compatible third-party cartography, software updates, transfer of user data and system backup.

3Waypoint key

A short press opens the waypoint menu. A long press opens the Find menu. Press the key twice to quickly save a waypoint.

4Pages key

A short press displays the home screen. Repeated short presses toggles through favorite pages.

5IN / OUT / MOB key

Zoom key for chart and radar pages. A simultaneous press on both keys will position a Man Overboard (MOB) waypoint at the vessel’s position.

6Power key

A long press turns the unit ON/OFF.

A short press brings up the backlight and power dialog. Repeated short presses toggles between preset brightness levels.

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The HDS Gen2 Touch home screen

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4				4

¼¼ Note: video is only available on HDS Gen2 Touch 9” and 12” units. The radar option will only be shown when the unit is connected to

a radar.

1Utilities panel

Tap an icon to access utility data.

2Favorites panel

Used to display Favorite pages, save new Favorites or clear previously configured pages.

3Pages

Tap a page icon to view the page full screen. Press and hold a page icon to view quick split combo page options.

4More

Tap to see the full menu.

5Back button

Tap to exit the home screen and return to the previous page.

6Local time

7Water depth

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1		Basic operation

		The power key
	•	Press and hold:	Turn unit on/off
	•	Press and hold:	Turn unit on/off

			Display dialog for
			Display dialog for
	•	Single press:	brightness adjustment,
	•	Single press:	night mode, standby
			night mode, standby
			mode and power off
	•	Repeated	Toggle preset brightness
		presses:	levels (10 - 6 - 3- 1)

¼¼ Note: If the power key is released before shut-down is completed, the power off is cancelled.

A night mode which optimizes the color palette for low light conditions, is included.

¼¼ Note: Details on the chart may be less visible when Night mode is selected!

When in Standby mode, the backlight for touchscreen and keys are turned off to save power. The system will continue to run in the background. To switch from Standby mode to normal operation, press the power key.

First time startup

The device configuration dialog appears when you start up the

unit for the first time. It will reappear at the next restart if you select Maybe later. Tap Close to manually configure settings.

Using the touchscreen

Basic touchscreen operation on the different pages is shown in the table.

The Pages section later in this manual has more information about page-specific touchscreen operation.

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Operation	Menu/Dialogs	Pages

		Chart	Radar
		Chart	Radar

Tap	Select/toggle item	Activate cursor

Press and	n/a	Activate cursor selection mode
hold	n/a	Activate cursor selection mode
hold
	Adjust slider value
	Scroll dialog	Pan chart
Drag	Scroll dialog	(any direction)	Move cursor
Drag		(any direction)	Move cursor
	Hide page menu
	(Drag right)

Menus

Menus are used to operate the system and to adjust settings.

• You select a menu item and toggle on/off menu check boxes by tapping the selected item.

• You adjust slider bar values by dragging your finger on the slide bar. Minor adjustments can be made by tapping above or below the slider bar.

• Drop-down menu items are selected by tapping the

item and then the selected value.

Toggle menu

Slide bar

Dropdown menu

Page menus

Page menus for each operation mode are on the right side of the screen.

Page menus can be hidden to allow pages to be displayed full screen. Drag the menu to the right to hide the menu.

¼¼ Note: When the cursor is active, some features on page menus will be replaced with cursor mode features.

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Back button

You can return to the previous screen or menu by pressing the Back button.

Page menu

Hiding page menu

Hidden system menu

The page menu for each operation mode has a hidden system menu. To access the hidden system menu, place your finger on the top menu item and drag down.



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Settings dialog

You can access the settings dialog for each operation mode from the hidden system menu or from the Utilities panel on the home screen.

Dialog boxes

You select entry fields and keys in a dialog box by tapping the screen. You can only enter information when a field is selected and highlighted.

Some dialog listings might extend beyond the screen area. These dialogs will include a scroll indicator, and you scroll by dragging the list. A dialog is closed by tapping the Close button.

Numeric and alphanumeric keyboards will automatically be displayed when required for entering user information in dialogs.

A virtual keyboard is operated by tapping the virtual keys.

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Using the cursor

The cursor is by default not shown on any page. Tap the screen to activate the cursor on the chart and radar pages. The cursor information window will show position coordinates at the cursor position and range and bearing to the vessel.

To remove the cursor and cursor window from the page, tap the

Clear cursor button.

On the Chart page, tap Restore cursor to display the cursor in its previous location. Restore cursor is a useful feature for toggling between your current boat location and the cursor position.

Panning

You can pan the chart by dragging your finger in any direction.

Cursor assist mode

Press and hold your finger on the screen to switch the cursor to selection mode. The selection tool will appear above your finger. Drag the selection tool over the desired item.

Positioning a Man Overboard waypoint

If an emergency man overboard situation should occur, you can position a Man Overboard waypoint at the vessel’s current position by pressing both zoom keys simultaneously.

When you activate the MOB function the following actions are automatically performed:

•a MOB waypoint is positioned at the vessel’s position

•the display switches to a zoomed chart page, centered on the vessel position

•the unit displays navigation information back to the MOB waypoint

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Cancel navigation

The unit will continue navigating toward the MOB waypoint until the waypoint is reached or until you cancel navigation.

Delete a MOB waypoint

1.Cancel navigation.

2.Tap Waypoint MOB on the page menu.

3.Tap Delete.

Screen capture

Simultaneously press and hold the Pages and power keys to take a screenshot. By default, screen captures are saved to internal memory.

Refer to the Utilities section of this manual for information on viewing screen captures and saving files to a SD card.

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2 Pages

Page overview

This unit supports up to 7 page types. Each has a corresponding group of preconfigured quick split combo pages.

Quick splits are two-panel combination pages featuring the selected page combined with each of the other pages. Quick splits can not be modified, but you can select/save your own page combination using the Favorites feature. You can save up to 10 favorites. Pages, quick splits and favorites are all accessed from the homescreen.

¼¼ Note: Video is available only on 9” and 12” units. The radar option will only be shown when the unit is connected to a radar.

¼¼ Note: Sonar and/or Structure icons will only appear on the homescreen when the unit is connected to a sonar and/or Stucture source via an Ethernet connection.

Selecting pages, quick splits

Tap a page icon to view the page full screen. Press and hold a page icon to view quick split combo page options.


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Selecting Active panel

You can change active panels by tapping the desired panel. The active panel will have an orange border.

Adjusting splits

The size of panels can be adjusted by tapping Adjust splits on the hidden system menu. Drag the adjustment button horizontally to resize the panels. Tap Save to confirm changes.

Customizing pages

Saving Favorites

You can save and edit Favorite pages from the page editor screen.

1.Tap an empty Favorites icon on the Favorites panel or tap Customize to modify an existing favorite

-- The Page editor panel will be displayed

2.Drag and drop page icons to set up your custom screen

3.Select a panel configuration

4.Save the page layout by tapping Save.

¼¼ Note: Tap Clear to cancel changes and select a new panel configuration. Tap Discard to cancel changes and return to the

homescreen.

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You can select from seven different panel configurations as illustrated below.

¼¼ Note: You can cycle through favorite pages by pressing the Pages key.

Editing favorites

1.Tap Customize on the Favorites panel

2.Tap an existing favorite

3.Drag a page icon from the preview

4.Tap Save


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Deleting favorites

1.Tap Customize on the Favorites panel

2.Tap the page icon for the page you want to remove

3.Tap Clear and tap Save

Data Overlay

Allows you to overlay information on the active page. You can turn on/off viewing of overlay data and edit/add overlay data by accessing the hidden system menu from any page screen.

1.Access the hidden system menu

2.Tap Edit overlay and tap Add

3.Select a data category

4.Tap the data you want to overlay

5.Drag the overlay data into the desired position on the page

6.Tap Save

Customizing overlay data

You can toggle the overlay data type between an analog and digital display, select data size, and change previously configured data from the Edit overlay configuration menu.

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Chart

The chart page displays your position relative to land and other chart objects. On the page you can plan and navigate routes, place waypoints, overlay a radar image, a StructureMap image and weather information, and display AIS targets.

Note: This unit has different embedded cartography depending on the region.

The first part of this section describes how to use the charts, and is common to both Insight and Navionics. Chart options depend on which cartography is in use on the unit.

The Chart page

* Optional chart items

Extension line * Vessel

Grid lines

Opens page menu

Waypoint *

Cursor

Range rings *

Trail*

Zoom keys

Chart range scale

¼¼ Note: You turn the optional images on/off individually. Refer to Chart settings later in this section.

Vessel symbol

When a GPS and a suitable heading sensor are connected to the system, the vessel symbol indicates vessel position and heading.

Without a heading sensor installed, the icon will position itself using COG (Course over Ground). If no GPS is available the vessel symbol will include a question mark.

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Chart scale

You zoom in and out on the chart by using the Zoom keys.

Chart range scale and range rings interval (when turned on) will be shown in the lower right corner of the chart panel.

Using the cursor on the chart page

The cursor is by default not shown on the chart page.

When you tap the screen, the cursor will become visible and the cursor position window will be activated. When the cursor is active, the chart will not follow the vessel.

Press and hold the screen to activate cursor assist mode. Cursor assist places the cursor above your finger and stops chart scrolling to allow for accurate placement of waypoints.

To remove the cursor and cursor window from the chart, tap Clear cursor. Tap the Restore cursor button to reactivate the cursor and

cursor window.

Goto cursor

You can navigate to the cursor by tapping Goto cursor on the menu.

Panning the chart

You can move the chart in any direction by dragging your finger in any direction.

Tapping Clear Cursor will remove the cursor from the page, and the chart center will be positioned at the vessel.

Zooming

You zoom in/zoom out the chart by tapping the onscreen Zoom keys. You Zoom in to see less of the map with more detail; zoom out to see more of the map with less detail. You can also use the dedicated +/- keys to zoom.

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		Chart menu
		When the cursor is active, some features on the chart
		menu will be replaced with cursor mode features.
		Tap Clear cursor to return to the normal chart menu.
		Saving waypoints
		When the cursor is not active, you can save a waypoint
		at the vessel position by tapping New waypoint on the
		chart menu.
		Using the touchscreen to save a waypoint at the cursor:
No cursor	1. Tap the desired location on the screen		Active cursor
No cursor	2.	Tap New on the chart menu	Active cursor
	2.	Tap New on the chart menu

3. Tap New waypoint and tap Save

¼¼ Note: You can also save a waypoint by pressing the dedicated waypoint key twice. With the cursor active, the waypoint will

be saved at the cursor position. When the cursor is inactive, the waypoint will be saved at the vessel position.

Creating routes

You can quickly create routes on the chart page.

1.Tap the screen to activate the cursor

2.Tap New on the menu

3.Tap New route

4.Tap the screen to position the first routepoint. Tap the screen to place more routepoints

5.Save the route by tapping Save on the menu

Measuring distance

The cursor can be used to measure the distance between your vessel and a selected position, or between two points on the chart.

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¼¼ Note: To measure distance from your vessel, tap the desired location on the map and the distance to that location will be shown in the info box in the lower left corner of the screen.

1.Tap the screen and then tap Measure on the menu

•The measuring icons will appear with a line drawn from the vessel center to the cursor position, and the distance will be listed in the info box.

2.Drag one of the map pins to the desired point. The distance between the two points will be shown in the info box.

You can turn off the measuring function by tapping Finish measuring on the menu.

¼¼ Note: You can use the measure function in conjunction with cursor assist mode to accurately position the map pins.

Find

You can search for items on the chart by using the Find feature. Tap the desired location on the screen to search from the cursor position. Clear the cursor from the screen to search from the vessel position.

¼¼ Note: You must have a SIRIUS data package subscription to search for Fueling stations and an AIS receiver to search for vessels.

Chart options

Orientation

Several options are available for how the chart is rotated on the page. The chart orientation symbol in the upper right corner of the page indicates the north direction.

North up

Displays the chart with the north direction upward. Corresponds to the usual orientation of nautical charts.

North up

Heading up

Course up

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Heading up

Displays the chart with the vessel’s heading directly up on the chart image. Heading information is received from a compass. If heading is not available, then the COG from the GPS will be used.

Course up

Rotates the chart in the direction of the next point when in navigation mode. If the unit is not in navigation mode the heading up orientation will be used until you start navigating

Look ahead

This option centers the chart slightly forward of your vessel so you can maximize your view ahead.

View 2D, 3D

You can toggle the view on the chart between 2D and 3D by tapping the View button.

3D chart view options

There are two 3D views available:

•Rotate - default mode keeping the boat in center on the chart panel

•Pan - allows you to move the 3D chart view away from the vessel

You toggle between these two modes by pressing Camera on the menu or by tapping the pan and rotate icons at the top of the screen.

Rotate mode

In this mode the camera follows the vessel. The vessel’s position will be in center if Look Ahead is not selected.

The camera angle is by default as seen from your eye position, looking toward the vessel. The vessel’s rotation on the chart is defined by the chart orientation settings.

Chart tilted in rotate mode

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You can change the camera tilt angle and rotate the camera around the vessel by dragging your finger on the screen.

¼¼ Note: When in rotate mode, use horizontal motions to rotate the vessel. Use vertical motions to change the viewer perspective.

When rotate is selected the camera position is fixed, and the camera can only be rotated and tilted. You rotate and tilt the camera by tapping and dragging your finger on the screen.

Pan mode

You switch from Rotate mode to Pan mode by tapping Camera on the menu or by tapping the rotate icon at the top of the screen.

The Rotate mode allows you to view the entire 3D chart, regardless of vessel position.

You can rotate and move the camera (pan) away from your vessel. You switch between panning and rotating camera motion by tapping the icons on the right side of the chart panel.

When pan is selected, you move the camera away from the vessel and around in the chart by tapping and dragging on the screen. When you remove your finger from the chart the view will remain in the selected position.

Imagery

Lowrance mapping can be displayed in two different imagery styles, either as 2D basic mapping style, or with shaded relief presenting chart including terrain imaging.


2D mapping		Shaded relief

Chart detail

Low

This is the basic level of information that includes information that is required in all geographic areas. It is not intended to be sufficient for safe navigation.

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Medium

This is the minimum information sufficient for navigation

Full

This is all available information for the chart in use

Vessel heading extension is aligned with	COG
direction the vessel’s bow is pointing.	COG
COG extension points the direction the
vessel is moving. If there is no heading	Heading
sensor, heading will default to the COG
value.