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Installation & Operation
Elite-5 HDI Combo
manual
Operation manual
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Copyright © 2013 Navico
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Compliance Statements
Lowrance Elite-5 HDI
• 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.
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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
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 or
boating 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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Table of contents
Introduction ...................................... 4
Unit Controls ............................................ 4
Inserting microSD cards .......................... 5
Basic Operation ............................... 6
Setup wizard ............................................ 6
Pages ......................................................6
Selecting Pages.......................................6
Page menus ............................................6
Accessing the Settings menu .................. 7
Accessing menu items.............................8
Working with menus ................................8
Dialogs.....................................................8
Entering text ............................................9
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Fishing Modes ......................................... 9
Cursor .................................................... 10
Goto cursor ............................................ 10
Advanced Mode .................................... 11
Standby mode ....................................... 11
Restore defaults .................................... 11
Pages .............................................. 12
Steer Page.............................................12
Sonar Page............................................12
DownScan page ................................... 13
Chart Page ............................................13
Combo pages ........................................ 14
Overlay Data..........................................15
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DownScan Operation .................... 17
Waypoints, Routes, Trails ......................32
Trackback .............................................17
Ping Speed ............................................ 19
DownScan options.................................20
Sonar Operation ............................ 22
Trackback ..............................................22
Sensitivity ..............................................24
Colorline ................................................24
Range .................................................... 24
Frequency .............................................25
Ping Speed ............................................ 25
Fish ID ..................................................27
Sonar Settings ....................................... 28
Installation .............................................30
Chart Operation ............................. 31
Routes Screen ....................................... 34
Trails Screen .........................................38
Orientation ............................................. 40
Overlay Data..........................................40
Settings..................................................40
Chart Settings ........................................ 41
Navigation Settings
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Settings .......................................... 44
Settings menu........................................44
System...................................................44
Saving Screenshots...............................46
Alarms ..................................................46
Specications ................................ 48
Index ............................................... 49
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Introduction
Unit Controls
LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level
and turns unit on/o
Turn unit
on/o
Getting Started
To turn on/o the unit, press and hold
the LIGHT/POWER key for three
seconds.
KEYPAD: controls cursor & selects items
on menus
PAGES: allows you to select a page to view
MENU: opens settings, context and page
menus
ENTER: nalizes menu selections; save
waypoint at cursor position
MOB: press and hold both Zoom keys to
create a Man Overboard waypoint
ZOOM KEYS: (+) used to zoom in; (-)
used to zoom out
microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save
screen captures, sonar logs, waypoints, routes and
trails; or insert a microSD mapping card to use
mapping data
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Overboard
waypoint
Adjusting
backlight
Muting
Audio
Selecting a
GPS source
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Man
the
Press the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT
keys at the same time to set a Man
Overboard waypoint. Your system will
automatically create an active route
back to the MOB waypoint. You must
cancel navigation to terminate the
function.
This unit has 11 backlight levels. Press
the LIGHT/POWER key to switch
backlight levels.
Select Audio from the System menu.
Select
Mute and press ENTER.
Select GPS from the System settings
menu. Press
MENU, select GPS
source and choose the desired
source.
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Inserting microSD cards
Conventional sonar and DownScan
Carefully slide the microSD card into the slot until
it clicks into place.
To remove, carefully push in the card until it clicks
out of place.
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and DownScan.
Conventional DownScan
Refer to the “Sonar Operation” section for
information about conventional sonar features and
settings.
DownScan features and settings are covered in the
“DownScan Operation” section.
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Basic Operation
Setup wizard
The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is
turned on for the rst time. To choose your own
settings, do not run the setup wizard. To restart the
Setup wizard, restore defaults.
Selecting Pages
To select a page, press the keypad in the direction
of the desired page and press ENTER.
Page menus
Pages
This unit has eight pages: Steer, DownScan, Sonar,
Chart, Chart/Sonar, Chart/DownScan, Sonar/
DownScan and Chart/Sonar/DownScan.
Pages dialog
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The Steer, DownScan, Sonar and Chart pages have
menus that can only be accessed when those
pages are displayed.
Steer menu
Steer page
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DownScan page
Sonar page
DownScan menu
Sonar menu
Combo pages
Two-panel page
Three-panel page
Press the PAGES key twice to switch active
panels. The page menu for the active page will be
displayed when the MENU key is pressed.
Accessing the Settings menu
Chart page
Chart menu
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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.
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.
Working with menus
There are several menu types used to make
adjustments to options and settings, including
scrollbars, on/o features and dropdown menus.
Scrollbars
Select the scrollbar and press the
keypad left (decrease) or right
(increase).
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NOTE: Press the MENU key to exit
menus.
Dialogs
Dialogs are used for user input or
for presenting information to the
user. Depending on the type of
entry, dierent methods are used
to conrm, cancel or close the
dialog.
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Entering text
Fishing Modes
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.
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
(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
400ft or less Inland/Coastal
400ft or less Inland/Coastal
400ft or less Fresh-Saltwater mix
Shallow weedy
bottoms
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
cursor mode to clear the cursor.
Goto cursor
Used to navigate to the cursor.
1. Move the cursor to a desired location
and press MENU.
2. Select Goto cursor and press ENTER.
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Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• Navigation (Enables arrival radius, offcourse distance and Bearings setting)
• Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and
anchor alarm options)
• NMEA 0183 conguration options
• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth,
temperature and bearings conguration
options)
Standby mode
Lowers power consumption by turning o sonar
and the display.
1. Press the PWR/LIGHT
key to access the Backlight dialog.
2. Select Standby and
press ENTER.
3. Press any key to resume normal
operation.
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not in use will run
down your battery.
Restore defaults
Sets unit options and settings
to default values.
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Pages
Course over ground
Direction to destination
Surface Clutter
Fish arches
Compass
Current vessel location
Navigation
information
Steer Page
The Steer page has a compass that shows your
current track, the direction to your destination, and
a digital data navigation panel.
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Colorline
Range
Scale
Sonar Page
Displays the water column moving from right to
left on your unit’s screen.
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Baitsh
Surface clutter
Waypoint
Current vessel location
Cursor
Structure
DownScan page
Range scale
The DownScan page shows the water column
moving from right to left. You can overlay
DownScan sonar on the conventional sonar page
by selecting DownScan Overlay on the Sonar
settings menu.
Current location and distance/
bearing from vessel to cursor
Zoom
Range
Chart Page
Consists of map that moves in real-time as you
move. By default, the map is shown from a birdseye view with North at the top of the screen.
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Combo pages
This unit has four pre-congured combo pages.
Chart/Sonar Chart/DownScan
Sonar/DownScan Chart/Sonar/DownScan
NOTE: Press the PAGES key twice to
switch active panels.
Customizing combo pages
You can adjust the panel size of combo
pages and control how the
pages will be arranged on
the screen: vertically (side) or
horizontally (over).
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Overlay Data
Used to select data shown on the Sonar, DownScan
and Chart pages.
Overlay data
Show
Enables/disables the display of overlay data,
allowing you to remove overlay data from the
screen without deleting the current overlay data
conguration.
Congure
Allows you to select/customize overlay data.
To add overlay data:
1. From the Sonar, Chart or DownScan
page, press MENU.
2. Select Overlay data and press ENTER.
3. Select Congure and press ENTER.
4. Press Menu and select Add. Press
ENTER.
5. Select a data category and press
ENTER.
6. Select the desired data and press
ENTER.
7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to add more data.
8. Press MENU and select Return to
Overlays. Press ENTER.
9. Press MENU, select Done Conguring
and press ENTER.
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Customizing Overlay Data
You can add/remove data
and adjust the size and
position of overlay data on
the screen.
Select the desired overlay
data from the “Congure
Item Locations and Sizes
dialog” and press MENU. The conguration menu
will appear.
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DownScan Operation
Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right
to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU
and select Exit cursor mode.
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and DownScan.
The features described in this section are for
DownScan sonar. Refer to the “Sonar operation”
section for information on conventional sonar
features.
Trackback
You can review your sonar history by pressing the
keypad to the left until the screen starts to move
in reverse and the sonar history bar appears at the
bottom of the screen.
DownScan history bar
DownScan menu
Press MENU from the DownScan page to view the
DownScan menu.
Stops sonar
transmission;
pauses sonar
scroll
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New Waypoint
Places a waypoint at your current position or at the
cursor position. From the new waypoint menu, you
can input a waypoint name, select an icon and
input a desired latitude/longitude.
Contrast
Adjusts the brightness ratio between light and dark
areas on the screen, making it easier to distinguish
suspended objects from the background.
New waypoint menu
Adjust
Access the Adjust menu to make
adjustments to the contrast level.
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Contrast set
to 40%
Contrast set
to 60%
Contrast set
to 80%
DownScan units do not have a Sensitivity setting
like traditional sonar units. Contrast functions as
the sensitivity setting for DownScan units.
Auto Contrast
Automatically adjusts contrast settings to a level
that works best with current water conditions.
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NOTE: You can make limited adjustments
to the contrast level with Auto Contrast
turned on. You will have to turn it o to
have access to all contrast levels.
view a section of the water column that does not
include the water surface.
Upper and lower limits must be at least 5 ft (2m)
apart.
Range
Range settings display the section of the
water column from the water surface to
the selected depth range.
Custom Range — Upper and Lower Limits
Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of
a section of the water column. That allows you to
NOTE: When using a custom range,
you may not receive any digital depth
readings, or you may receive incorrect
depth information.
Frequency
Controls the transducer frequency
used by the unit. 800 kHz oers the
best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth
coverage.
Ping Speed
Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar
waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can
help reduce interference from other transducers.
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DownScan options
DownScan options
Noise Rejection
Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine
ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then
lters out undesired signals.
Surface Clarity
Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by
decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the
surface.
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Surface Clarity
set to Low
Surface Clarity
set to High
Split Zoom
Changes the display to a split zoom view. You can
select a 2X or 4X zoom level. Press the +/- keys to
zoom in/ zoom out.
Color
Allows you to select a color
palette best suited to your
shing conditions.
The white background palette works well for
suspended targets. Purple is useful for viewing
structure detail and determining bottom hardness.
Sepia is best for looking at bottom detail.
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Stop Sonar
Overlay Data
Stops sonar transmission and pauses the sonar
chart, allowing you to get a better look at
suspended targets and structure.
NOTE: Sonar history (Trackback) will
not be recorded when sonar is stopped.
Logging Sonar
You can record sonar data and save the le on a
microSD card inserted into the unit’s card reader.
View previously
saved sonar logs
Allows you to select data to
be displayed on top of the
DownScan page.
Overlay data setup is covered
in the “Pages” section.
Overlay data
Settings
Accesses the Settings menu. Refer to ”Sonar
Settings” on page 27.
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Sonar Operation
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and DownScan.
The features described in this section are for
conventional sonar.
Refer to the “DownScan operation” section for
information on DownScan features.
Blue sonar history bar
Trackback
You can review your recent sonar history by moving the cursor to the left until the screen starts to
move in reverse.
Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right
to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU
and select Exit cursor mode.
Sonar Menu
Press MENU from any sonar
page to access the Sonar
menu.
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Shown with DownScan
overlay enabled
Used to record
sonar logs
Sonar Menu
(Advanced Mode)
(active only with
DownScan overlay
enabled)
New Waypoint
Places a waypoint at your current position or at the
cursor position. From the new waypoint menu, you
can input a waypoint name, select an icon and
input a desired latitude/longitude.
New waypoint menu
Adjust
You can make adjustments to Sensitivity
and Colorline from the Adjust menu.
Contrast and Overlay options will only
be active on the Adjust menu with
DownScan Overlay enabled.
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Sensitivity
Controls the level of detail shown on the display.
Too much detail will clutter the screen. If Sensitivity
is set too low, desired echoes may not be displayed.
NOTE: You can make changes (+/-40%)
to sensitivity with Auto Sensitivity turned
on. You will have to turn it o to make
signicant adjustments.
Colorline
Separates 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 area,
whereas a soft return will be a narrow reddishblue area.
Auto Sensitivity
Keeps sensitivity at a level that works well under
most conditions, reducing the need for adjustments. Auto Sensitivity is turned on by default.
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Range
Selects the deepest range shown on
the display. Range settings display the
section of the water column from the
water surface to the selected depth
range.
If you select too shallow a depth range, the unit will
not be able to lock onto the bottom.
Custom Range — Upper and Lower Limits
Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of
a section of the water column. That allows you to
view a section of the water column that does not
include the water surface. Upper and lower limits
must be at least 5 ft (2m) apart.
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Custom range
menu
NOTE: When using a custom range, you
may not receive any digital depth readings, or you may receive incorrect depth
information.
Frequency
Controls the transducer frequency used by the
unit. This unit supports three conventional sonar
frequencies: 50kHz, 83kHz and 200kHz.
200 kHz has the highest sensitivity and best target
discrimination in shallow water. 83 kHz oers a
wider cone angle for more water coverage. 50 kHz
provides the best depth penetration.
Ping Speed
Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar
waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can
help reduce interference from other transducers.
When using shing modes, ping speed settings are
optimized for the selected shing conditions, so in
most cases, adjustments are not necessary.
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Sonar Options
Noise Rejection
Surface Clarity
Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing the
sensitivity of the receiver near
the surface.
Surface Clutter
Split Zoom and Split Flasher
Switches the sonar display from full screen sonar to
a split screen view.
Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine
ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then
lters out undesired signals.
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Split Zoom Split Flasher
Color
Allows you to change the look of the display using
palettes with varying degrees of color/brightness.
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Amplitude Scope
Displays the amplitude of the
most recent echo.
Amplitude
scope
Fish ID
Displays sh echoes as sh symbols instead of sh
arches.
Fish ID is not the most accurate
method of sh detection since
structure and suspended debris
may be shown as a sh symbol on
the display.
DownScan options
You can make adjustments to DownScan overlay
settings from the sonar page. DownScan options
are covered in more detail in the “DownScan
Operation” section.
DownScan options menu
NOTE: The DownScan options menu
will only be available when DownScan
overlay is enabled.
Stop Sonar
Pauses the unit’s sonar, allowing you to get a closer
look at suspended targets. Stop Sonar also can be
used to prevent/stop interference between two
sonar units running on the boat at the same time.
NOTE: Sonar history will not be
recorded when sonar is stopped.
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Logging Sonar
You can record sonar data and save the le on a
microSD card inserted into the unit’s card reader.
View previously
saved sonar logs
Overlay Data
Allows you to select data to
be displayed on top of the
Sonar page. Overlay data
setup is covered in the “Pages”
section.
Overlay data
Sonar Settings
Conventional settings/DownScan Settings
You can adjust settings for both Conventional sonar and DownScan sonar modes from the Sonar
Settings menu.
Only adjustments made to conventional sonar
settings will be visible on the sonar page.
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Restricts
unit’s digital
depth search
capability
Turns on/off
DownScan
overlay
When the unit is in manual mode, you may not
receive any depth readings, or you may receive
incorrect depth information.
Fishing Mode
Sonar Settings Menu
Manual Mode
Restricts digital depth capability, so the unit will
only send sonar signals to the selected depth
range. That allows the display to continue smooth
scrolling if the bottom depth is out of transducer
range.
WARNING: Manual mode should only
be used by advanced sonar users.
Enhances the performance of
your unit by providing preset
packages of sonar settings geared
to specic shing conditions. For
more information about shing modes, refer to the
“Basic Operation” section.
Reset Fishing Mode
Resets selected shing mode to default settings.
That is useful when you want to clear settings
adjustments made while using a shing mode.
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Installation
of the keel. If, for example, the keel is 3.5 feet below
the transducer, it will be input as –3.5 feet.
Water speed calibration
Calibrates a paddlewheel speed sensor with speed
data from a GPS source.
Installation menu
Keel Offset
All transducers measure water depth from the
transducer to the bottom. As a result, water depth
readings do not account for the distance from the
transducer to the keel or from the transducer to the
water surface. Before setting keel oset, measure
the distance from the transducer to the lowest part
Transducer
Keel Offset (-3.5 feet)
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Keel
Temperature calibration
Calibrates data from the transducer temperature
sensor with data from a known temperature source
to ensure the accuracy of temperature information.
Reset water distance
Resets the Water Distance value to zero.
Transducer Type
Selects the transducer model attached to your unit.
You must select the correct transducer type to get
the best sonar performance from your unit.
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Chart Operation
Chart Menu
Press MENU from the Chart page to open the Chart
menu. Press ENTER to launch the New waypoint
dialog.
Chart menu
New Waypoint
Creates a waypoint at your current location or at the
cursor position. When the cursor is on the screen,
waypoints will be saved at the cursor position. If
the cursor is not active, waypoints will be saved at
your current position.
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Find
Used to search for chart
categories from the cursor
position or from the vessel
position.
3. To measure from the cursor position to
a new location, press ENTER and move
the cursor to a new location.
4. To stop measuring, press MENU and
select Stop measuring.
Measure
The cursor can be used to measure the distance
between two items on the chart.
To measure distance:
1. Select Measure and press ENTER.
2. Move the cursor to the desired location.
The distance will be shown in the
measuring dialog.
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Waypoints, Routes, Trails
Used to create, edit, navigate and delete waypoints, routes and trails.
Press the keypad left/right to toggle between
waypoints, routes and trails tabs.
Waypoints Screen
Waypoints menu
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New
Creates a new waypoint at the cursor or vessel
position. You can also
select waypoint name, icon
and latitude/longitude
from the new waypoint
dialog.
Show
Waypoints
menu
Edit
Allows you to edit the name,
icon and latitude/longitude
of a selected waypoint.
Displays the selected waypoint on the
map.
Goto
Allows you to navigate to a waypoint.
Delete and Delete All
Delete is used to delete a
selected waypoint. Delete
All deletes all waypoints.
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Sort
Controls how the waypoints list will be sorted — by
name or by nearest.
Routes Screen
Used to create, edit, navigate and delete routes.
Use the keypad to highlight the Routes tab to access the Routes screen.
Inserts waypoint between
existing route waypoints
Adds waypoint to
end of the route
Routes screen
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Routes menu
Route waypoint
menu
Starts navigation
to the selected
route waypoint
Creating a route
Routes can be created by inserting waypoints from
the waypoints list or by using the cursor to position
points on the chart. You also can add waypoints to
a route by selecting them from the chart screen.
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Leg Name eld
7. Press MENU and select Add to end to
add another waypoint to the route.
8. Repeat Steps 5-7 until the route is
complete, press MENU, select Stop
Editing and press ENTER.
9. Select Save and press ENTER.
Creating a route using points from chart:
To create a route from waypoint list:
1. Press MENU from the Routes screen.
2. Select New... and press ENTER.
3. Press the keypad down to highlight the
Leg Name eld and press ENTER.
4. Press MENU, select Add to End and
press ENTER.
5. Select Waypoint from list and press
ENTER.
6. Select the desired waypoint and press
ENTER.
1. Repeat Steps 1-4 from the instructions
for Creating a route from waypoint list.
2. Select Points using chart and press
ENTER. The chart page will appear.
3. Move the cursor to the desired location.
Press ENTER to set a point.
4. Repeat Step 3 to add more points.
5. Press MENU and select Stop adding.
Press ENTER.
6. Select Save and press ENTER.
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Navigating a route
Routes can be navigated in forward or reverse.
1. Highlight the desired route on the Route
screen and press MENU.
2. Select Start and press ENTER.
Routes menu
3. Select Forward or Reverse and press
ENTER.
4. Press MENU and select Return to Chart.
Press ENTER.
To cancel navigation:
1. Press Menu from the chart screen.
2. Select Navigation and press ENTER.
3. Highlight Cancel and press ENTER.
4. Select Ye s and press ENTER.
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Edit and New Route dialogs
Used to edit/create routes, route names and to turn
on/o the route display.
Displays/hides
route on the map
Displayed
Used to show/hide a route on the display, which
prevents the screen from being cluttered by too
many routes
To edit/create a route, use the
keypad to select the Route
Leg Name eld and press
ENTER.
To access the “Edit” or “New Route” dialog, select
Edit or New on the Routes menu and press ENTER.
To nalize changes on the “Edit” or “New Route”
dialogs, highlight the Done button and press
ENTER.
Delete and Delete All
Delete is used to delete
individual routes. Delete
All, removes all routes.
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Trails Screen
Used to create, edit, navigate and delete trails. Use
the keypad to highlight the Trails tab to access the
Trails screen.
Trails screen
Trails menu
Trails menu
Creating trails
When creating a trail you can customize the trail
name and color from the New Trail.
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To create a trail:
1. Select New and press ENTER. The
New Trail dialog will appear.
2. Select Save and press ENTER.
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Edit and New Trail dialogs
Allows you to edit/create trails, select trails names,
trail color, trail display and the trail being recorded.
You can also convert a trail into a route from the
Edit Trails dialog.
Navigating a trail
A trail must be saved as a route before it can be
navigated.
To save a trail as a route:
1. Highlight the desired trail on the Trails
screen and press ENTER. The Edit
Trail menu will appear.
2. Highlight Create Route and press
ENTER. The Edit Route menu will
appear.
Turns on/
off trail
display
on map
Edit Trails dialog
Turns on/
off trail
recording
3. Highlight Done and press ENTER.
4. For navigation instructions refer to the
“Navigating a route” segment.
Displayed and Record
Displayed allows you to show/hide trails on the
map display, preventing the screen from being
cluttered with trails.
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The Record command allows you to record or
resume recording a desired trail.
Delete and Delete All
Delete is used to remove
individual trails. Delete
All removes all trails.
Orientation
Allows you to select North Up or Course Over
Ground (COG) as the map orientation.
Overlay Data
Allows you to select data to be displayed on top of
the Chart page.
Overlay data
Overlay data setup is covered in the “Pages” section.
Settings
Accesses the “Chart settings” menu.
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Chart Settings
Controls map data used on the chart screen as well
as display settings like grid lines, waypoints, routes
and trails.
Chart Settings menu
Chart Data
Selects map data that will be used on the Chart
display (Lowrance or Navionics regional map). Go
to Navionics.com to see a full selection of available
charts.
COG Extension
A line extending from the front
of the current position icon that
estimates the time and distance
to areas in front of you.
Grid Lines
Displays base values for
latitude and longitude, making
it easier to get a general idea of
your location on the latitude/
longitude scale.
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Waypoints, Routes and Trail displays
From the Chart Settings menu, you can turn on/
o waypoint, route and trail display properties.
Turning o display properties allows you to get
a better view of the map, if the screen becomes
cluttered with waypoints, routes and/or trails.
Waypoints, Routes, Trails
Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen.
Waypoints, Routes and Trails are covered in the
“Chart operation” section.
Navigation Settings
(Advanced mode only)
Controls Arrival Radius and O Course distance
settings and is used to turn on/o WAAS/MSAS/
EGNOS.
Navigation Settings menu
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Arrival Radius
Magnetic Variation
Sets the arrival radius threshold for the Arrival
alarm. The arrival alarm will sound when your vessel comes within a selected distance (arrival radius)
of the destination waypoint.
Off Course Distance
Sets O Course Distance threshold for the O
Course alarm. When the selected o course distance is exceeded, the O Course alarm will sound
when the alarm is enabled.
Bearings
Controls whether bearing will be calculated using
True North or Magnetic North. Magnetic North
should be used when navigating with a compass
course or heading; otherwise use the default setting, True North.
Controls whether magnetic variation will be calculated using Automatic or Manual settings. Magnetic variation is the angle between magnetic north
and true north. The automatic setting reconciles
the variation for you.
WARNING: You should only use the
Manual magnetic variation setting if
you have variation information from a
veried source.
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Settings
Settings menu
Accesses installation and conguration settings for
your unit.
System
Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio
and advanced mode.
Enables
advanced
features and
settings
(Advanced mode only)
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Settings
menu
(Advanced mode
only)
System menu
Displays software
information
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Set Language
WAAS/MSAS/EGNOS
Selects the language used on
menus and text boxes.
Audio
Adjusts volume and turns on/o unit audio, like
key beeps, alarm sounds, etc.
GPS
Monitors the location of satellites
in view and the quality of the
unit’s satellite lock-on. GPS
Source, WAAS/MSAS/EGNOS and
Time features are accessed from
the GPS dialog.
GPS Source
Selects the antenna your unit will use for GPS. You
will use the built-in GPS antenna unless you have a
LGC-16W external antenna (p/n: 000-00146-001).
Turns on/o WAAS, MSAS and EGNOS.
All three systems help increase GPS accuracy for
dierent parts of the world.
Time
Used to set local time, and time and date formats
for your unit.
Trip Calculator
Tracks trip time, speed and
distance when you are moving
faster than the selected threshold.
Advanced Mode
Enables features and settings only available with
unit in Advanced Mode.
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Restore Defaults
Switches the unit back to default settings.
Browse Files
Lowrance periodically updates unit software to
add features and improve functionality. To see
the latest available software version go to www.
lowrance.com.
Allows you to view a list of the les saved to the
microSD card.
Saving Screenshots
You can save screenshots to a microSD card by
inserting a microSD card into the card slot and
pressing Power and then Zoom (+).
You must view les on a computer or other microSD
compatible device.
About
Displays software information about this unit.
Before attempting a software update, you can
check the version of software your unit is using by
accessing the About screen.
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Alarms
Enables alarms and selects alarm thresholds.
“Arrival,” “O Course” and “Anchor” alarms are only
available in Advanced mode.
Alarms
menu
Sounds alarm when
Fish ID symbol
appears on display
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Alarms
sounds alarm when you are within a selected
Arrival
Off
Course
Anchor
Shallow
Fish
distance of your destination (Advanced
Mode only)
sounds alarm when course exceeds a
selected off-course threshold (Advanced
Mode only)
sounds alarm when vessel moves a selected
distance (Advanced Mode only)
sounds alarm when vessel enters water
shallower than the selected shallow
threshold
sounds alarm when a sh symbol (Fish ID)
appears on the sonar screen
Units
Allows you to select the unit of measure used by
the unit. Unit options vary depending on whether
the unit is in basic or advanced mode.
Advanced ModeBasic Mode
NMEA 0183 Output
You can select the NMEA 0183 sentences the unit
will use when connected to a VHF radio or other
NMEA 0183 device.
You can also adjust the Baud rate, but the default
setting works best under most conditions.
Simulator
Simulates GPS and/or sonar activity. Simulations
can be customized on the Simulator options menu.
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Elite-5 HDI
General
Case Size
Display
Waterproof standard IPX7
Backlight LED (11 levels)
Communications NMEA 0183 Output
Declaration of
Conformity
Transmit Power 250W RMS; 30,000 PTP
Power
Requirement
Voltage Input 10 to 17V
Current drain
Fuse type 3-amp Automotive
5.4” H (136 mm) x 6.9” W (174 mm);
5.9” H (151 mm) with bracket
(5” diagonal) 16-bit color Full
color VGA Solar MAX™ Plus TFT
Part 15.103 FCC rules & CE RTTE
directive 1999/5/EC
Power
12V
Typical: 1.1A
Sonar
300ft (91 m) 455/800Khz
Max depth
Transducer
Frequency
Max speed
Transducer
Transducer cable 20ft (6m)
Mapping card slot microSD and microSDHC
GPS Antenna
Mapping
compatibility
Waypoints, Routes &
Trails
1000ft (305 m) 83/200kHz
2500ft (762 m) 50/200kHz
455/800kHZ and 83/200kHz or
50/200kHz
70mph
HDI 50/200kHz
HDI 83/200kHz
83/200kHz
GPS
High accuracy GPS antenna
(internal); optional external GPS
antenna sold separately
Fishing Hot Spots & Navionics
(Hotmaps, Premium and Gold)
Up to 3000 waypoints, 100
routes/100 waypoints per route,
100 retraceable plot trails/up to
10,000 points per trail
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Index
A
About 46
Adjust menu 23
Advanced Mode 11
Alarms 46
Amplitude Scope 27
Anchor alarm 47
Arrival alarm 47
Arrival Radius 43
Auto Sensitivity 24
B
Bearings 43
Browse Files 46
C
Cancel navigation 36
Chart 41
Chart Data 41
Chart menu 41
Chart Page 13
COG Extension 41
Color 20, 26
Colorline 24
Contrast 18
Creating a route 34
Creating trails 38
Cursor 10
Custom Range 19, 24
D
Data Port 45
Depth Range 19
Dialogs 8
DownScan menu 17
Dropdown menus 8
E
Editing waypoints 33
F
Fish alarm 47
Fish ID 27
Fishing Mode 9
Fishing Modes
Reset 29
Frequency 19, 25
G
Goto cursor 10
Goto waypoint 33
GPS Source 45
GPS Status 45
Grid Lines 41
I
Installation menu 30
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K
Keel Oset 30
L
Language 45
M
Magnetic Variation 43
Man
Overboard
waypoint 4
Manual Mode 29
microSD cards 5
Mute Audio 45
N
Navigating a route 35
Navigating a trail 39
Navigation 42
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Navigation menu 42
New Waypoint 31
NMEA 0183 47
Noise Rejection 20, 26
O
O Course alarm 47
O Course Distance 43
On/O features 8
Orientation 40
Overlay Data 15, 21, 40
Congure 15
Customizing 16
Show 15
P
Page menus 6
Page selection 6
Ping Speed 25
R
Range 19
Reset Fishing Mode 29
Reset water distance
30
Route display 42
Routes Screen 34
S
Saving Screenshots 46
Scrollbars 8
Selecting a GPS Source
4
Sensitivity 24
Setup wizard 6
Shallow alarm 47
Software Updates 46
Sonar Installation 30
Sonar Menu 22
Sonar Options menu
26
Sonar Page 12
Sonar settings 28
Sort waypoints 34
Split Flasher 26
Split Zoom 26
Standby mode 11
Steer Page 12
Stop Sonar 21, 27
Surface Clarity 20, 26
System settings 44
T
Temperature calibra-
tion 30
Text entry 9
Time 45
Trackback 17
Trail display 42
Trails Screen 38
Turn unit on/o 4
U
Unit Controls 4
Units 47
Upper and Lower Limits
19, 24
W
WAAS/MSAS/EGNOS
45
Waypoint display 42
Waypoints, Routes,
Trails 32
Working with menus 8
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