Lowrance electronic HDS-10M, HDS-8M User Manual

Function keys

Pub. 988-0176-10A

HDS-8m & HDS-10m

Quick Start Guide

HDS works very much like previous Lowrance products but there are some changes
that make it even easier to use. For more details on any of the features mentioned
here consult the user's manual.

PAGES

WPT

FIND

Arrow

Keypad

FlyWheel

ZOUT

ENTER

MENU

Press to select the page (screen) to display or to access utilities such as
the waypoints list and celestial table. Press and hold to switch control
between the panels and combo (split screen) pages.

Press to save a waypoint at your current GPS position. Press and hold
to search for waypoints and other points of interest (POI's) or quickly
access waypoints, routes and trails..

Activates cursor. Press up, down, left or right to
move the cursor.

Sliding your nger around the Flywheel allows you

to scroll through menus and adjust certain features.

Zooms out the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages.

Zooms in the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages.

ZIN

Press to return to a previous screen, clear data and

EXIT

close menus. Pressing Exit on the Chart page will
quickly switch between displaying the boat symbol
and the last cursor position.

Press to save data, change values and accept menu
commands; also acts as a short cut key for important
functions such as saving a waypoint at the cursor
position on the Chart page.

Accesses the features available on each page.

LIGHT

POWER

Press to turn the unit on, adjust the backlight or place the unit in low
power (standby) mode. Press and hold to turn the unit off.

Creating a Man Overboard (MOB) position:

• Press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time to create a
MOB waypoint with a line to your boat position.

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Pages screen

The softkeys at the bottom of the page screen act as a shortcut to some of the units

Softkeys

features, including setting a waypoint, Go to Cursor command, accessing informa­tion about on screen POIs, activating overlay data and mapping options.

The Chart page softkeys

To access any softkey feature, press the button below the on screen softkey. When

you have nished making any adjustment or entering a command press the softkey

button again to close the menu.

To view a page:

1. From any screen press PAGES to access the Pages screen.

Select the page display. Chart / Info will display a Chart and Info 2.
combo page.

To adjust Panel sizes on a Combo page:

1. From the Pages screen select the Combo page option you want

to view, press the MENU key. Select Adjust panel sizes. Use the on
screen button to adjust the panel size.

To add a Data or Gauge overlay to a page:

1. From the Pages screen select the page you want to add or Edit data

display for, press the MENU key. Select Edit data overlay.

When the page appears press 2. ENTER to add data or MENU to
access options, or follow the on screen instructions.

Go To Cursor / Cancel Navigation

MMC / SD card slot

Waypoints

The MMC card slot door has a magnetic latch. Al­ways use care when inserting MMC cards. Forcing
cards into the slot could cause damage. Make sure
the MMC card slot door is always closed to help
prevent moisture from getting into the card slot
compartment. The right hand card slot features a

higher speed connection and should be used rst.

The right hand card slot is MMC+ card compatible
offering a higher speed connection for faster data
transfer.

To Create Waypoint at current position:

Press the 1. WPT/Find key to create a waypoint at the your current
position.

To Create Waypoint at the Cursor position on Chart page:

Place the cursor on the Chart 1.
page where you want to set
the waypoint, press the New
Waypoint softkey. The New
Waypoint menu will appear.

Select 2. Save from the New
Waypoint menu.

To Navigate to a Point of Interest on the Chart page:

From the Chart page center the 1.
cursor over a point of interest,
press the Go to Cursor softkey.
The unit will create a straight line
navigation course to the cursor
position on the Chart page.

To stop Navigating to a Point of Interest
or any other destination:

From the Chart page, press the 1. Cancel navigation softkey.

Chart POI information

Routes

To view POI information on the Chart page:

Select a POI on the Chart page with the cursor. A pop-up box will 1.
appear identifying the POI. Press the Info softkey. The Chart Info
screen will appear.

To view additional information about the POI, select 2. Details. The
Information screen will appear.

To create a Route from the Chart page:

Press the 1. MENU key and select New Route from the Chart menu.
Press ENTER.

Follow the on screen instructions.2.

Press the 3. MENU key to open the Edit route menu. Select Save and
press ENTER. The route will be saved to the Routes screen.

From the Routes screen highlight the route and select 4. Start. The
Start Route message box will appear, select either Forward or
Reverse.

Sonar : (Available only when connected to a Sonar

or Sonar/GPS unit via Ethernet cord.)

Cursor depth

Fish arches

Cursor

Information at

cursor's position.

Range scale

History bar

Amplitude

scope

NOTE: The unit is set up for optimal automatic operation
under most conditions. For use in thick weeds or very deep

water, and a number of other shing situations, a range of
special Fishing Mode settings are available. Consult the

user's manual for more details.

To adjust Sensitivity:

From the Sonar page press the 1. Sensitivity softkey. The Sensitivity
adjustment softkey will appear on screen. Use the left and right
arrows on the Arrow keypad to make adjustments.

To adjust Colorline:

From the Sonar page press the 1. Colorline softkey. The Colorline
adjustment softkey will appear on screen. Use the left and right
arrows on the Arrow keypad to make adjustments.

To mark an Underwater object with a Waypoint:

From the Sonar page, press the 1.
Arrow keypad to activate the cursor.
Use the Arrow keypad to center the
cursor over the underwater object,
press ENTER. A waypoint will be
created at the cursor's position on
the Sonar page. The waypoint can
be viewed from either the Waypoints
screen or the Chart page.

To select a Sonar page Palette:

From the Sonar page press the 1. MENU key. The Sonar
menu will appear. Select View in the Sonar menu to
open the View submenu.

From the View submenu select 2. Palette. The Palette
menu has 12 sonar screen categories, including
Grayscale, Nightview and Iceview.

Sonar page Split screen options

To select a Zoom, Bottom Lock or Flasher
split screen display:

From the Sonar page press the 1. Split/
No Split softkey. The Split screen

options menu will appear. The Split
screen options are: No split, Zoom,
Bottom Lock and Flasher.

To view and control two Frequencies at
once:

Press 1. PAGES to access the Pages
screen. From the Pages screen
Sonar options select + Sonar combo
pages.