Lowrance electronic Fish Finder HDS 5X User Manual

HDS-5x

Fish Finding Sonar

Operation manual

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Contents

Table of contents

Introduction....................................................................................... 3

Getting Started................................................................................. 5

Turning on the Unit..................................................................................... 5

Setup wizard ..............................................................................................5

Keypad.......................................................................................................5

Backlight ....................................................................................................5

Cursor ........................................................................................................ 5

Language...................................................................................................6

Menus ........................................................................................................ 6

Selecting a Fishing Mode .......................................................................... 7

Entering Letters in Text Boxes................................................................... 7

Restore Defaults ........................................................................................8

Pages................................................................................................. 9

Pages Screen ............................................................................................ 9

Data Overlay............................................................................................ 10

Conﬁguration menu ................................................................................. 13

Sonar Page.............................................................................................. 14

Radar Page (optional).............................................................................. 15

Info Page.................................................................................................. 15

Utilities .....................................................................................................20

Displaying Combo Pages ........................................................................ 21

Sonar Operation ............................................................................24

Viewing Sonar History ............................................................................. 24

Sonar Menu .............................................................................................25

Sonar Options..........................................................................................28

Palette......................................................................................................29

Measure Distance.................................................................................... 31

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Contents

Radar Operation (optional) ........................................................... 33

Radar menu .............................................................................................34

Adjust menu.............................................................................................34

Guard Zones............................................................................................39

Settings Menu ................................................................................. 41

Sonar Settings .........................................................................................45

Manual Mode ...........................................................................................46

Fishing Modes ......................................................................................... 47

Installation Menu......................................................................................48

Keel Offset...............................................................................................48

Radar Settings Menu (optional)...............................................................52

Fuel ..........................................................................................................63

Alarms......................................................................................................67

Units.........................................................................................................68

Network....................................................................................................69

Vessels (only available if connected to AIS receiver).............................. 75

Simulator.................................................................................................. 76

Speciﬁcations: HDS-5x .................................................................. 77

Unit Care .......................................................................................... 78

Troubleshooting.............................................................................. 79

Index.................................................................................................85

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Introduction

About this manual

Thank you for purchasing from Lowrance, the industry leader in marine technology.

This manual documents how to adjust features and options in your display unit. The

information in each section follows the same sequence as your display unit’s menus.

If you would like information on how to get the most out of your unit, visit our web

site, www.lowrance.com; click on the Support tab and select Tips and Tutorials.

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.

Lowrance Customer Service

(800) 324-1356

Canada (800) 661-3983 or (905) 629-1614

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Introduction

Lowrance HDS-5x Sonar

ZOUT: Zooms out the screen so you can see more of the water column

ZIn: Zooms in the screen, allowing you to get a closer look at desired returns

KEYPAD: used to move

the cursor, scroll through

menus, adjust features

and view sonar history

enTeR: conﬁrms

menu selections

exIT: cancels

entries, closes

menus & windows;

PAGeS: opens Pages

menu; hold down the

Pages key to switch

active panels when

viewing combo pages

MenU: opens

context &

settings menus

LIGHT/POWER:

controls backlight

level & turns the

unit on/off

FReQ: changes transducer

frequency

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Getting Started

Turning on the Unit

Press the POWER/LIGHT key to turn on the unit. To turn off the

unit, press the POWER/LIGHT key, select Power Off and press

enTeR.

Setup wizard

The Setup wizard will appear when unit is turned on

for the ﬁrst time. To choose your own settings, do not

run the setup wizard. To restart the Setup wizard, re-

store defaults.

Keypad

This unit’s keypad can be used in two ways. Pressing the arrow

symbols on the keypad will move the cursor in the corresponding

direction on the screen and allow you to scroll through menus.

Backlight

Tap the LIGHT/POWER key to make adjustments to the backlight

level and open the Backlight Menu. To turn on Night Mode from

the menu, highlight Night Mode and press enTeR. Night mode

optimizes the display for low light conditions.

Cursor

Use the unit’s keypad to move the cursor around the display, select onscreen objects,

highlight data items and view sonar history. Press exIT to remove the cursor from

the screen.

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Getting Started

Language

Selects language used for menus, text boxes and messages.

To select a language:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Select System and press enTeR

3. Highlight Language and press enTeR.

4. Use the keypad to select a language and

press enTeR.

Menus

This unit has a Settings menu, a Pages screen and several context menus. The

Settings menu provides access to the settings menus for the 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

Settings

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.

Sonar menu

Radar menu

Pages screen

Closing Menus

Press the exIT key to close a menu. Repeatedly pressing exIT will close all menus,

taking you back to the main screen.

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Getting Started

Selecting a Fishing Mode

Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages

of sonar settings geared to speciﬁc ﬁshing conditions.

To select a ﬁshing mode:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Select Sonar and press enTeR.

3. Highlight Fishing Mode and press enTeR.

4. Select the desired ﬁshing mode and press

enTeR.

Fishing

Mode

Depth

Settings

Palette

General Use

≤1,000 ft

50% Ping speed Bottom brown/ blue background

Shallow Water

Fresh Water

Deep Water

≤ 60 ft

75% Ping speed bottom brown/white background

≤ 400 ft

50% Ping speed bottom brown/white background

≥ 1,000 ft 50% Ping speed

≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background

≤ 400 ft Lower chart speed Bottom brown/white background

Deep Blue

Slow Trolling

Fast Trolling

Clear Water

≤ 400 ft

50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background

Settings optimized to reduce interference from

Ice Fishing

other sonar units

Entering Letters in Text Boxes

This unit has some features and functions that may

require you to enter data in a text box.

Keypad button controls

uppercase & lowercase

To enter data in a text box:

1. HighlightthetextboxandpressenTeR.

A keyboard will appear on the screen.

2. Use the keypad to highlight the ﬁrst

character and press enTeR. Repeat

this step until all characters have been

entered.

Keyboard window

3. Highlight OK and press enTeR.

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Getting Started

Restore Defaults

The Restore Defaults command switches the unit back to the settings it had when

you purchased it (default).

To Restore Defaults:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Select System and press enTeR.

3. Highlight Restore Defaults and press enTeR.

4. Select each item you want to restore or

delete and press enTeR.

5. Select OK and press enTeR.

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Pages

Page icons

rotate around

the circular

Pages

With Sonar selected, unit will

display a full sonar screen

Combo

display

options

allows you

to display a

split screen

Sonar icon rotated to center of

page; has blue border indicating

it is the selected page option

Page Icons

Pages Screen

Consists of page icons that scroll horizontally around the Pages menu. To view the

pages screen, press the PAGeS key.

Selecting Pages

Pressing the keypad left or right will move the page icons around the menu. To

select a page, move the desired page icon to the center of the screen.

When selected, the page name will be highlighted in blue at the top of a list of

combo display options. Its icon, will be framed by a blue border below the list. To

display the page, press enTeR.

NOTE: Hold down the PAGeS key to switch active panels

when viewing combo pages.

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Pages

Data Overlay

Data overlay is information you can display on top

of the page screen, allowing you to customize each

page with desired data.

Data Overlay menu

Every page option has its own Data Overlay menu. The menu allows you to edit,

add or remove overlay data from the display. To access Data Overlay menu, select

a page option and press MenU.

Edit Overlay menu

Accesses data overlay options for all the unit’s page screens.

To access Edit Overlay menu:

1. Select Edit data overlay from the Data overlay

menu and press enTeR.

2. Press MenU. The Edit overlay menu will

appear.

Edit Mode

When a gauge is added to the display it will be shown in edit mode. Analog and

bar gauges are shaded in blue when they are in Edit Mode. Digital Gauges will be

shown with a blue border.

Digital gauge in edit mode

Analog gauge in edit

mode

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Move or Placing a Gauge

The Move gauge command allows you to move data overlay to any position on the

screen. When you use the Place gauge command, the gauge will be locked in its

current position.

To move/place a gauge:

1. Press the enTeR key when the gauge is in edit

mode. Four directional arrows will appear.

2. Use the keypad to move the gauge into the desired

location.

3. Press enTeR to place the gauge.

Select Data

Used to select data that will be shown on the data overlay display. When selecting

data you ﬁrst will open a main data category and then choose data to be displayed

from the a data subcategory.

Select data menu

Time subcategory

Type

Switches data overlay display between analog, digital and bar gauge formats,

provided the format is appropriate for the selected data type.

To change the gauge type:

1. With the gauge in edit mode, press MenU.

2. Select Conﬁgure and press enTeR.

3. Select Type and press enTeR.

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Digital format

Size

Analog format

Selects the size of the data overlay display. Data overlay can be displayed in four

sizes.

With the gauge in edit mode (shaded in blue) press the ZOOM OUT key to increase

overlay size; press the ZOOM In key to decrease overlay size.

Small digital gauge

Large analog gauge

Limits

Controls the number scale used on data overlay gauges and

selects warning thresholds.

Changing the limits on an analog or bar gauge removes

unnecessary numbers from the gauge, making them easier

to read. Warnings help you stay within selected warning

thresholds.

Limits are conﬁgured 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.

Conﬁguration

Limits menu

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Conﬁguration menu

Allows you to Add/Remove sources and adjust Bezel, Caption

and Invert Text Settings. Other conﬁguration menu options are

covered previously in the section.

To access the Conﬁguration menu, highlight Conﬁguration on

the Edit Overlay menu and press enTeR.

Conﬁguration Settings

Adds a bezel to the data overlay gauge, making it easier to

see against certain backgrounds

Bezel

Caption

Allows you to add/remove data label from gauge

Invert Text Changes appearance of data overlay text

Add Source

Displays the same type of data from different sources on the same analog gauge.

If, for example, you have multiple engines, you could select port engine RPM as your

data type and then display starboard engine RPM using the Add source command.

Both data sources could be displayed simultaneously on an analog gauge with two

needles; one dedicated to each source.

To add a source:

1. Select Add source from the Edit Overlay menu

and press enTeR.

2. Highlight a category and press enTeR. A list of

subcategories will appear.

3. Select the desired subcategory and press

Add Source menu

enTeR.

To remove add source data:

1. Highlight Remove source on the Edit overlay

menu and press enTeR.

2. Select the source you want to remove and press

enTeR.

Showing RPM from

two engines.

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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 supports multiple splitscreen views and 14 color palette settings.

Sonar display options are covered in more detail in the Sonar Operation section.

On the Sonar Page you can:

•

Move the cursor to any location on the screen to get a depth reading

Show ﬁsh echoes as ﬁsh symbols with ﬁsh 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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Radar Page (optional)

Displays the PPI (Position Plan Indicator)

screen, Range Rings and the cursor.

The PPI can be shifted to show more of a

desired portion of the screen (Look Ahead,

Center & Offset) and the color palette

can be changed to show returns in white,

yellow, black or green. The radar page

is covered in more detail in the Radar

Operation section.

On the Radar Page you can:

•

Overlay compass data, range rings and EBL/VRMs on display

Choose screen orientation from Head Up, Course Up & North Up

Make radar targets more visible via Target Expansion

Use the keypad to highlight Radar on the page screen and press enTeR to access

the Radar Page.

NOTE: You will only be able to see the Radar page if your unit

is connected to a radar.

Info Page

Consists of multiple gauges — Analog, Digital

and Bar — that can be customized to display

selected data. Customizing the info page allows

you to monitor several types of desired data at

the same time.

On the Info Page you can:

•

Select data to be displayed in analog gauge or digital formats

Change the page layout using one of three templates

Select the range (scale) of analog gauges

To access the Info Page, use the keypad to select Info on the pages screen and press

enTeR.

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Info menu

Controls Info page data, page layout and data display format

selection. To access the Data menu, press MenU while on the

Info page.

Dashboards

Layout templates that are customized with selected data and saved for on-the-water

viewing. You can customize a different layout template for each dashboard or add

custom data to the same layout template and save it as a different dashboard each

time.

Angler Layout

Vessel layout

Navigation Layout

NOTE: You can toggle through the dashboard templates on the

screen by pressing the keypad left/right.

Edit

Used to select information displayed on the Info page. To switch the screen to Edit

Mode, select Edit from the Info menu and press enTeR. The active gauge will be

shaded in blue (analog) or surrounded by a blue border (digital and bar).

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To edit gauge display:

1. Use the keypad to select the gauge you want to edit and press

enTeR. The Select Info menu will appear.

2. Use the keypad to select a data category and press enTeR. A list of

subcategories will appear.

3. Select the desired subcategory and press enTeR.

4. Press MenU. The Edit Info menu will appear.

5. Select Save and press enTeR.

Editing data on an analog

gauge

Editing data on a digital gauge

Edit Info menu

Changes Info Page gauge data, allowing you to display desired

data on analog, digital and bar gauges. It also controls gauge

limits.

To access the Edit Info menu, switch the screen to Edit mode

and press MenU.

To select info:

1. Highlight Select Info from the Edit Info menu and press enTeR. The

Select Info menu will appear.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired category and press enTeR. A

list of subcategories will appear.

3. Select the desired subcategory and press ENTER.

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To add source:

1. Select Add Source from the Edit Info menu

and press enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired category

and press enTeR. A list of subcategories will

appear.

3. Select the desired subcategory and press

enTeR.

To remove a source:

1. Highlight Remove Source from the Edit Info menu and press enTeR.

The Remove data-source window will appear.

2. Select the source you want to remove and press enTeR.

To Conﬁgure Limits:

1. Highlight Conﬁgure Limits on the Edit Info menu

and press enTeR. The Conﬁgure Limits menu

will appear.

2. Select the desired text box and press enTeR.

3. Use the keypad to enter the desired limit or

warning threshold.

4. Select OK and press enTeR.

NOTE: The Limits portion of the Conﬁgure Limits menu will

only be shown when conﬁguring analog gauge limits.

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Change Layout

Controls the gauge layout of dashboard templates and customized dashboards. That

allows you to select a desired gauge layout template for all dashboards.

To change layout:

1. Highlight the desired dashboard and press

enTeR.

2. Select Change Layout from the Info menu and

press enTeR.

3. Use the keypad to choose a gauge layout

template and press enTeR.

Add Dashboard

Allows you to customize and save multiple dashboard templates. Desired data can

be added to the gauges on each dashboard, allowing you to create custom dashboards

for a variety of ﬁshing conditions. You can even use the same gauge layout template

for each dashboard.

When you have created all desired dashboards, press the keypad left/right to toggle

through your dashboards.

To add a dashboard:

1. Select Add Dashboard from the Info menu and press enTeR. The

Change Layout menu will appear.

2. Select the desired gauge layout and press enTeR. Refer to the

previous Edit segment to customize the dashboard.

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To remove dashboards:

1. Select the number of the dashboard you want to

delete from the numerical dashboard list.

2. Highlight Remove Dashboard and press enTeR.

A conﬁrmation message will appear.

Numerical

dashboard list

3. Select Delete and press enTeR.

Settings

Opens the Settings menu. Settings information is covered in detail in the Settings

menu section.

Utilities

Allows you to set alarms, view sonar logs and access other system settings.

To access Utilities:

1. Use the keypad to center the utilities icon on

the screen.

2. Scroll down the list of utilities until the desired

option is highlighted.

3. Press enTeR.

Utilities Icon

Utilities

Alarms

Access alarm history, status and change settings

View status and messages from vessels in the area

Displays time when sun and moon will rise/set

Vessels

Sun/Moon

Trip Calculator Keeps running tally/total of engine hours

Files

Access, copy and delete data ﬁles and sonar logs

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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:

1. Use the keypad to select the ﬁrst page for the combo

display. This is the primary page, which will be

displayed in the left panel.

Primary page

2. Select another page from the primary page’s combo

display list. This is the secondary page. It will be

displayed in the right panel.

3. Press enTeR. The selected combo page will be

displayed.

Secondary

page

Selecting an Active Panel

When combo pages are displayed only

one panel can be active at a time. The

panel outlined with an orange border is

the active panel.

You will only be able to access the context

menu of the active panel. Pressing the

MenU key will open the active panel’s

context menu.

To switch the active setting to the other

panel, hold down the PAGeS key for 1

second.

Sonar panel is active as shown by

the orange border

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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

To display multiple panels:

Step 2: Choose page from

combo display options list

1. Select a Split view for the sonar page. (Accessing the Split feature

is covered in detail in the Sonar section.)

2. Press the PAGeS key and use

the keypad to center the Sonar

icon on the screen.

3. Use the keypad to select Info

Page from the combo page

display list. Press enTeR. The

combo page will be displayed

with the Sonar split view on the

left; the Info page on the right.

Flasher, sonar and the info page

shown on a multi-panel display.

Adjust Panel Sizes

Controls the size of panels when combo pages or

multi-panels displays are in use. Adjusting the size

of the panels, allows you to emphasize the panel you

want to see more clearly.

Panels can only be adjusted left/right, so the

panels on the side with the split view can

not be adjusted vertically.

Adjust panel sizes selected

on the Data Overlay menu

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Moving panel cursor left/right will change the size

of each panel

Adjusting panels on combo page

(Sonar/Info combo shown)

Adjusting panels on multi-panel display

(Sonar/Info combo shown)

To adjust panel sizes:

1. With the combo page or multi-panel display on the screen, press

the PAGeS key.

2. Press MenU. Highlight Adjust Panel Sizes from the Data Overlay

menu and press enTeR.

3. Press the keypad left/right to adjust the panels to a desired size and

press enTeR.

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Sonar

Sonar Operation

Temperature Graph

Fish Arches

Surface clutter

Water column

Range

scale

Cursor depth

Depth

Line

Brush

Water depth, water

Colorline

Cursor

temp and cursor

Amplitude Scope

coordinates

— shows amplitude

of real-time sonar

echoes

Blue sonar history bar; reviews

recent sonar history

To access the Sonar Page:

1. Press the PAGeS key.

2. Use the keypad to select Sonar and press enTeR.

Blue sonar history bar

Cursor

Viewing Sonar History

You can review your recent sonar history

by moving the cursor to the left until the

screen starts to move in reverse.

To resume normal operation, move the

cursor all the way to the right of the

screen or press exIT.

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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.

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 80 percent

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.

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 signiﬁcant adjustments.

Auto Sensitivity can be turned on/off by selecting Auto Sensitivity from the Sonar

menu and pressing enTeR.

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Sonar

Wide yellow hard

sonar return

Reddish-blue soft

sonar returns

Colorline

Distinguishes strong sonar echoes from

weak sonar echoes. That makes it easier for

you to distinguish ﬁsh 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

Range set to 60 feet

Used to select the section of the water column —

from surface to bottom — shown on the display.

When there is a portion of the water column you

want to focus on, select a range from the Depth

Range menu that includes the desired area.

The values on the Range menu determine the depth

shown on the display. If you selected 20m from the

range menu the unit will display 0-20m of the water

column, regardless of the water depth. There are

21 depth ranges, including automatic and custom

settings. The automatic setting will set the range from the water surface to water

depth.

Frequency

This unit supports three transducer frequencies; two of which are supported by your

transducer. 200 kHz has the highest sensitivity and best target discrimination in

shallower water; 83 kHz offers a wider cone angle for greater water coverage and

50 kHz provides the best depth penetration. You can view both available frequencies

at the same time by setting up a sonar split screen.

Split

Adjusts the conﬁguration of sonar page display using one of four options: No Split,

Zoom, Bottom Lock and Flasher.

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Sonar

Zoom display

Bottom Lock

Flasher Display

•

no Split — displays full sonar screen

Zoom — splits display with a zoomed-in panel on the left (press

ZOOM key to increase zoom) and a normal sonar view on the right

•

Bottom Lock — splits the display with a 2X zoom on the left; a normal

sonar view on the right. Keeps the bottom on the screen at all times.

Flasher — splits the display with a ﬂasher-style sonar on the left; a

normal sonar view on the right

Stop Sonar

Pauses the sonar chart, allowing you to get a closer look at sonar echoes.

Adjust

Sensitivity and Colorline can also be adjusted from the Sonar menu by using the

Adjust command.

To Adjust Sensitivity and Colorline:

1. Highlight Adjust on the Sonar menu and press enTeR. Press the

keypad up/down to select the Sensitivity or Colorline scrollbar.

2. Press the keypad left/right to make adjustments.

3. Press exIT.

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Sonar

Custom — Upper and Lower Limits

Controls not only the depth range (lower limit), but

also lets you choose the upper limit. So, instead of

a selecting a range that includes the water surface,

you can choose upper and lower limits anywhere

along the water column.

To set Upper and Lower Limits:

1. Select Range and press enTeR.

Upper limit is 15’ (4.5m); lower

limit is 65’ (19m).

2. Highlight Custom and press enTeR.

The Upper and Lower Limit window

will appear.

3. Select the Upper or Lower Limit dialog box. Press enTeR. The

numerical keypad will appear.

4. Use the keypad to enter the desired value in the corresponding

upper or lower limit dialog box. Press enTeR.

5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to input the desired limit in the other dialog

box.

Ping Speed

Ping Speed controls the rate the transducer uses to

send sonar waves into the water. A higher ping speed

will yield the best results when you are moving across

the water at a high rate of speed or ﬁshing from a dock. The reverberation of too

much ping speed can cause interference on the screen.

When using two units on your boat, lowering the ping speed of one of the units will

prevent interference (cross-talk) caused by one transducer detecting pings from the

other transducer. The default setting is suitable for most conditions. Highlight Ping

Speed on the Sonar menu and press the keypad left/right to make adjustments.

Sonar Options

Adjusts display settings and the conﬁguration of the display.

The Sonar Options menu allows you to split the screen

between two sonar views, change the color of the display,

use Fish ID and add graphical elements to screen that will

enhance your sonar experience.

To access the Sonar Options menu, select Sonar Options

from the sonar menu and press enTeR.

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Sonar

To select a Split option:

1. From the Sonar Options menu,

highlight Split and press enTeR.

The Split menu will appear.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired

option and press enTeR.

Palette

Sonar display color templates with varying degrees of color

and brightness. On the Palette menu, you can select a sonar

display template suited for your ﬁshing conditions from 14

palette options.

A bottom brown

palette clearly

separates ﬁsh

and structure from

the bottom

Palette menu

To select a Palette:

1. From the Sonar Options menu, highlight Palette and press enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired palette and press enTeR.

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Sonar

Temperature Graph

Uses a red line graph with digital display at

the top of the screen to illustrate changes in

Temperature. The Temperature graph makes it

easier to recognize temperature trends.

To turn the Temperature Graph on/off, highlight

Temperature Graph on the Sonar Options menu

and press enTeR.

Temperature graph

Depth Line

Displays a dark line over the bottom surface,

making it easier to distinguish the bottom from

ﬁsh, trees and other objects.

To turn on/off the Depth Line, select Depth Line

and press enTeR.

Amplitude Scope

Allows you to see the amplitude of real-time echoes as they appear

on the display. The Amplitude Scope displays live returns even when

you are viewing your sonar history. To turn off the Scope, highlight

Amplitude scope on the Sonar Options menu and press enTeR.

Amplitude Scope

Zoom Bars

When your unit is in Split Zoom mode, zoom bars show which echoes will be

displayed on the screen when the display is zoomed in to a particular zoom range.

Only echoes shown between the top and bottom of a zoom bar will be displayed at

that selected zoom range.

To turn on/off Zoom Bars, highlight Zoom Bars on the Sonar Options menu and

press enTeR.

NOTE: When the screen is zoomed, you can use the Zoom

Pan feature to scroll up and down the water column. That

allows you to see portions of the water column not visible at

the selected zoom range. When turned on, Zoom Bars will

appear when the Zoom in key is pressed.

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Fish ID

Displays ﬁsh echoes as ﬁsh symbols instead of

ﬁsh arches with or without depth. This makes

it easier to recognize ﬁsh on the sonar display.

Symbols — places a ﬁsh symbol where a

ﬁsh is detected.

Depths — places depths above each ﬁsh

detected; helps gauge the distance from each

ﬁsh symbol to the boat.

Fish Symbols and Depths

Both — turns on both Symbols and Depths.

To select a Fish ID option:

1. Highlight Fish ID and press enTeR.

2. Select Symbols, Depths or Both and press enTeR.

Fish ID Beeps — sounds a tone when Fish ID detects a ﬁsh.

Measure Distance

Used to measure the distance from one location to another on the sonar display.

To Measure distance:

1. Move the cursor to the starting location.

2. Select Measure distance on the Sonar menu and press enTeR.

3. Move the cursor to the second location. The Measure distance line

will appear with the distance between the two locations shown in the

cursor dialog box.

4. To measure another position, press enTeR and move the cursor to

the desired location.

Source

Allows you to select the sonar source for your unit. You can select your unit as the

source, or choose another unit on your ethernet network, allowing you to share sonar

returns from one unit with other units on the network.

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Sonar

To share/receive sonar data:

1. Press MenU twice, select Sonar and press enTeR. Make sure the

units sharing sonar have network sonar turned on.

2. Press exIT twice.

3. Access the Sonar page, on the unit that will be sharing its sonar

(master).

4. Press MenU, select Source and press enTeR.

5. Select This unit and press enTeR.

6. Press exIT.

NOTE: To stop receiving shared sonar, turn off network sonar

on the desired units.

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Radar

Radar Operation (optional)

Range

Range Ring Size

North Indicator

Heading Line

Radar orientation indicator

Range Rings

To access the Radar Page:

Press the PAGeS key.

Use the keypad to select the Radar Icon and press enTeR.

NOTE: You will only be able to see the Radar page if your unit

is connected to a radar.

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Radar

Radar menu

Use the Radar menu to make adjustments to radar display settings

and features that not only change the appearance of the display,

but also make navigation easier.

To access the Radar menu, press the MenU key when the Radar

page is on the display.

Radar State

Controls radar transmission modes: Off, Transmit and Standby. Off turns off the

radar. Transmit broadcasts a radar signal and standby leaves the radar on, but does

not broadcast a signal.

To select Radar State:

1. Press MenU, highlight Radar State and press

enTeR.

2. Select the desired state and press enTeR.

NOTE: It can take 90 seconds or more to transition from Off

to Standby.

Adjust menu

From the Adjust menu you can make adjustments to Gain, Sea clutter, Rain clutter,

Interference rejection and Target boost.

To access the Adjust menu:

1. From the Radar menu select Adjust and press

enTeR. The Adjust menu will appear.

2. Highlight the desired setting and press the Arrow

keypad left/right to make adjustments.

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Adjust menu options

Controls the sensitivity of the radar receiver.

Increasing gain will show more detail on

the screen; decreasing gain will show

less detail. Too much detail will clutter the

screen. Conversely, desired returns may not

be shown if gain is too low.

Gain

Reduces or eliminates onscreen clutter

caused by wave action near your vessel.

Sea Clutter

Rain Clutter

Precipitation reﬂects radar signals, cluttering

thescreen.RainClutterreducesoreliminates

returns caused by rain, hail, sleet or snow.

Reduces interference from other active ra-

dars near your vessel. If another ship is op-

erating radar near you, interference from its

radar signals can appear on your display.

Increase interference rejection until radar

interference is eliminated from your display.

Interference Rejection has four settings: Off,

Low, Medium and High.

Interference Rejection

This feature increases the size of radar

targets, making them easier to see on the

display. Target Boost has four options: Off,

Low, Medium and High.

Target Boost

Auto Gain

Selecting Auto gain from the Radar menu will automatically set the sensitivity of

the receiver to a level that works well under most conditions, reducing the need for

adjustments. If you make adjustments to the Gain level when Auto gain is on, Gain

will switch to manual mode.

To select Auto Gain:

1. Press the MenU key. The Radar menu will appear

2. Select Auto gain and press enTeR.

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Radar

Sea Clutter

Allows you to select the Sea Clutter adjustment mode — Auto or Manual. If you

make changes to Sea Clutter when it is in auto mode (Harbor or Offshore), Sea Clut-

ter will switch to Manual mode.

Sea Clutter Options

Manual

Harbor

Switches Sea Clutter from Auto to Manual mode

Auto setting optimized for harbor-like environment

Auto setting designed for offshore conditions

Offshore

Acquire Targets

Used to select MARPA (Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) targets. Refer to the

Radar Settings segment in the Settings section for information on using MARPA.

Position

You can move the PPI (Plan Position Indicator) to different locations on the radar

display. There are three Position options: Center, Look Ahead and Offset.

Center: PPI centered on the

display

Look Ahead: PPI moves down,

allowing you to see more of what

is in front of you

To change the PPI position:

1. Select Position from the Radar menu and press enTeR.

2. Select the desired position and press enTeR.

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Position

Default setting, will position the PPI in the center of

the screen

Center

Shifts the PPI to the bottom of the screen, allowing

you to see more of the area in front of your vessel

Look Ahead

Allows you to move the PPI to a any location on the

display. If you shift the PPI to the right, you will see

more of what is to the left of your boat; if you move

the PPI forward you will be able to see more of the

area behind you

Offset

Symbology

Used to turn on/off symbols displayed on the PPI screen, including range rings, range

markers and compass overlay. Rather than turn off each display feature individually,

the Symbology feature allows you to remove them all at once.

To toggle Symbology on/off highlight Symbology on the radar menu and press

enter.

Symbology off

Symbology on

EBL/VRM

An Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) is a radial line used to show the bearing of a

radar target to your vessel. A Variable Range Marker (VRM) is a range ring used to

measure the precise distance to a radar target. Selecting EBL/VRM from the Radar

Menu allows you to place up to two EBL/VRMs on the PPI display.

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EBL/VRM 1

EBL/VRM 2

EBL/VRM 1 & EBL/

VRM 2 Data Boxes

EBL/VRM menu

Places selected Electronic Bearing Line and Variable Range Marker on the display.

To select an EBL/VRM:

1. Press the MenU key.

2. Use the keypad to select the EBL/VRM and

press enTeR.

3. Use the keypad to move the EBL and

increase/decrease the size of the VRM.

Press exIT.

EBL/VRM menu

Adjust

Adjusts size and location of active EBL/VRM.

To adjust an EBL/VRM:

1. From the Radar menu highlight EBL/VRM and press enTeR.

2. Select Adjust and press enTeR.

3. Use the keypad to make adjustments to the EBL/VRM. Press

exIT.

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Data box

Data Box

Turns on/off on screen EBL/VRM information

box.

To turn on/off the EBL/VRM information box,

highlight Data box on the EBL/VRM menu and

press enTeR.

Guard Zones

Guard Zone 2 (sector)

A zone or zones near or around your vessel

that alert you if a radar target enters or leaves

a zone. That makes it easier to be aware of

the movement of radar targets around you,

which improves collision avoidance.

There are two guard zones: Guard Zone 1

and Guard Zone 2.

You can control the shape, range, depth,

bearing, width and sensitivity of guard

zones.

Guard Zone 1 (circle)

Turns on/off

Guard Zone1

Turns on/off

Guard Zone 2

Guard Zone menu

NOTE: We recommend a 70-75% Guard Zone sensitivity

setting for the BR24 to see smaller targets. Adjust as needed

for your situation.

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Radar

To turn on a Guard Zone:

1. Press MenU, select Guard Zones and press enTeR.

2. Highlight Guard Zone 1 or Guard Zone 2 and press enTeR.

To change the shape of Guard Zones

1. Select Shape and press enTeR.

2. Select the desired shape and press enTeR.

Using the Adjust menu:

1. Select Adjust and press enTeR.

2. Press the keypad up/down to select the desired

setting.

3. When the desired setting is selected, press the

keypad left/right to make adjustments.

4. After adjustments are completed, press enTeR.

To choose alarm trigger (vessels entering or exiting zones):

1. Select Alarm when and press enTeR.

2. Select the desired option and press enTeR.

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Settings

Settings Menu

The Settings Menu provides access to installation and advanced conﬁguration

settings for your unit. To access the Settings menu, press MenU twice.

Settings Menu Options

System

Fuel

Vessels

Page

Alarms

Units

Simulator

Sonar

Radar (if applicable)

Network

System

Used to change system settings like units, language and

key beeps.

To access the System menu:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Highlight System and press enTeR.

System Menu

Language

Selects the language used on menus and dialog boxes. US units will be geofenced

to English only if operated beyond 30 degrees West or beyond the international date

line to the East.

To select a language:

1. Select Language from the System menu and press enTeR.

2. Highlight the desired language and press enTeR. A window will

appear indicating the unit must restart to switch languages.

3. Select Yes and press enTeR. The unit will restart.

Text Size

This unit will display text in two sizes: Small and

Normal. The Text Size menu allows you to select

the size of menu text.

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Settings

To change Text Size:

1. Highlight Text Size from the System menu and press enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired text size and press enTeR.

Key Beeps

By default, a tone (key beep) will sound when

any key is pushed on the unit. You can change

key beep volume or turn them on or off from the

Key Beep menu.

Key beeps turned on

To change Key Beep settings:

1. Highlight Key Beeps on the System menu and press enTeR.

2. Select the desired setting and press enTeR.

Time (optional)

Used to change local time to offset differences in time zone and to select the way

time and date will be displayed.

To set Time or Date format:

1. Highlight Time on the System menu and press

enTeR. The Time menu will appear.

2. Select the Time format or Date format

dropdown menu and press enTeR.

3. Use the keypad to select the desired format

and press enTeR.

4. Highlight OK and press enTeR.

To set Local Time:

1. Select Local Time on the Time menu and press the keypad left/right

to select the desired offset.

2. Highlight OK and press enTeR.

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Settings

Screen Capture

Saves images of your unit’s screen to your unit. You will only be able to review

images on your unit. You can not save them to an MMC/SD card.

To take a screen capture:

1. Select Screen Capture from the System menu and press enTeR.

2. Press the LIGHT/POWER key to capture the current screen. Repeat

this step take additional screen captures.

NOTE: To view screenshots, go to the Pages menu, access

Utilities and select Files.

Restore Defaults

The Restore Defaults command switches the unit back to the settings it had when

you purchased it (default). Instructions on Restoring defaults are covered in the

Getting Started section.

Advanced

A ﬁne tuning adjustment for advanced users that allows you to turn on/off features

and control settings like duplicate waypoint names and slider hold off.

Advanced Settings menu

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Settings

To access Advanced Settings:

1. Select Advanced on the Settings menu and press

enTeR.

2. Highlight a desired setting and use the right/left

arrow keys to open (—) or close (+) the setting.

To adjust cursor settings:

1. Highlight the desired cursor setting and press enTeR. A dialog box

will appear.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the desired value and press enTeR.

About

Used to view your unit’s current software version. To check the unit’s software

version, highlight About on the System menu and press enTeR.

Pages

Used to make adjustments to overlay data, combo page

panels and to turn on/off SIRIUS radio (if applicable).

Overlay data setting adjustments are covered in the

Pages section.

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Settings

Sonar Settings

The Sonar Settings Menu is used to modify Sonar

options and display settings like Sonar Source,

Noise Rejection and Fishing Mode.

To access the Sonar Settings:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Select Sonar and press enTeR.

Sonar Settings Menu

network Sonar

Allows your unit to send/receive sonar data from another sonar unit on an ethernet

network. To turn on/off network sonar, highlight Network sonar on the Sonar

Settings menu and press enTeR. Sonar sharing is covered in the Sonar section.

noise Rejection

Interference from bilge pumps, engine vibration,

air bubbles, etc, can clutter your unit’s display.

Noise Rejection uses ASP (Advanced Signal

Processing) to automatically clear interference

from the display.

To adjust Noise Rejection:

1. Highlight Noise Rejection on the Sonar Settings menu and press

enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired option and press enTeR.

Surface Clarity

Wave action, boat wakes and temperature

inversion are some of the sources that can

cause onscreen clutter near the surface.

Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by

decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver

near the surface.

Surface Clutter

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Settings

To adjust Surface Clarity:

1. Select Surface Clarity from the Sonar Settings menu and press

enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to choose the desired option.

Scroll Speed

Controls how fast the sonar chart scrolls across the screen. A slower scroll speed

is best suited for ice ﬁshing or ﬁshing while

at anchor. It is also useful when you want

to record a higher quality sonar log in deep

water. By default, Scroll Speed is set to

normal.

To make adjustments, select Scroll Speed from the Sonar Settings menu and use the

keypad to make adjustments.

Manual Mode

Advanced user mode that bypasses digital depth to give you greater control of ping

settings. Digital depth causes the unit to search for the bottom regardless of the

portion of the water column you are targeting. While you still will get good results

using digital depth, it prevents you from getting optimum performance in certain

situations, like ﬁshing for suspended targets.

In Manual Mode the unit sends sonar signals (pings) only to the depth range you

select. Adjustments made to the range setting will be reﬂected in your unit’s ping

speed. That makes it easy to get the best scrolling speed and the best screen resolution

for a selected range.

Select Manual Mode from the Sonar Settings menu and press enTeR to turn on/

off Manual Mode.

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Fishing Modes

Enhances the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar

settings geared to speciﬁc ﬁshing conditions.

Settings optimized for ﬁshing modes include: Color Palette, Sensitivity,

Interference Rejection, Surface Clarity and Ping Speed, among others. Fishing

modes allow you to spend more time ﬁshing and less time adjusting settings.

Fishing

Mode

Depth

Settings

Palette

General Use

≤1,000 ft

50% Ping speed Bottom brown/ blue background

Shallow Water

Fresh Water

Deep Water

≤ 60 ft

75% Ping speed bottom brown/white background

≤ 400 ft

50% Ping speed bottom brown/white background

≥ 1,000 ft 50% Ping speed

≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background

≤ 400 ft Lower chart speed Bottom brown/white background

Deep Blue

Slow Trolling

Fast Trolling

Clear Water

≤ 400 ft

50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background

Settings optimized to reduce interference from

Ice Fishing

other sonar units

NOTE: Use Shallow Water Fishing mode when ﬁshing in less

than 60 feet of water.

Shallow Water Fishing Mode

Brackish Water Fishing Mode

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Settings

To select a Fishing Mode:

1. Select Fishing Mode from the Sonar Settings menu and press

enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired mode and press enTeR.

Reset Fishing Mode

Resets selected ﬁshing mode to default settings. That is useful when you want to

clear settings adjustments made while using a ﬁshing mode. To restore ﬁshing mode

defaults, select Reset Fishing Mode and press enTeR

Installation Menu

Controls unit settings like Keel Offset, Water

Speed Calibration and Transducer Type (only

for components connected to this display unit

through the blue sonar connector). You can not

adjust settings of network components through

the Installation menu.

To access the Installation menu, highlight

Installation on the Sonar Settings menu and

press enTeR.

Sonar 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. You can use Keel Offset to factor those

distances into the unit’s depth calculations.

Keel

Transducer

Keel Offset (-3.5 feet)

Accounting for the distance from the transducer to the keel will prevent you from

striking underwater objects or running aground, which could damage the keel.

Offsetting the distance from the transducer to the water surface will give you a more

precise depth reading.

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Before setting keel offset, measure the distance from the transducer to the lowest

part of the keel. If, for example, the keel is 3.5 feet below the transducer, it will be

input as –3.5 feet.

NOTE: To input a keel offset that accounts for the distance

from the transducer to the water surface, you will enter a posi-

tive number. If the transducer is 1.5 feet below the waterline,

it will be input as +1.5 feet. That will give you a more precise

depth reading.

To set Keel Offset:

1. Highlight the Keel Offset text box on the Installation menu and press

enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to enter the desired keel offset. Select OK and press

enTeR.

Water Speed Calibration

When there are differences in speed data, Water Speed

Calibration calibrates data from a paddlewheel with GPS

data. That ensures the accuracy of speed data from your

paddlewheel.

Water speed

calibration dialog box

To calibrate Water Speed:

1. Select the Water Speed Calibration text box from the Installation

menu and press enTeR. The Water Speed Calibration keypad will

appear.

2. Use the arrow keys to enter the percentage difference in speed

data. Select OK and press enTeR.

NOTE: If the paddlewheel is reading a slower speed than the

GPS unit, you will input a positive (+) percentage. Conversely,

a negative (–) percentage will be entered if the paddlewheel is

reading a faster speed than the GPS unit.

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Settings

Water Speed Averaging

Averages water speed by measuring your speed at a selected interval. Water speed

intervals range from one to 30 seconds. If you select ﬁve seconds, your water speed

will be recorded every ﬁve seconds, then averaged.

To select a Water Averaging interval :

1. Highlight the Water Speed Averaging box on the Installation menu.

2. Press the keypad left/right to select the desired interval.

3. Highlight OK and press enTeR.

Temperature Calibration

When there are differences in temperature data,

Temperature Calibration calibrates data from one

temperature sensor with date from another temperature

source. That ensures the accuracy of temperature data

from the selected temperature sensor.

Water Temp

calibration dialog box

To calibrate Temperature:

1. Select the Temperature Calibration text box from the Installation

menu and press enTeR. The Water Temperature Calibration dialog

box will appear.

2. Use the arrow keys to enter the percentage difference between

temperature sources. Select OK and press enTeR.

NOTE: If the temperature sensor is reading a lower

temperature than the other temperature source, you will input a

positive (+) percentage. Conversely, a negative (–) percentage

will be entered if the temperature sensor is reading a higher

temperature than the other temperature source.

Temperature Averaging

Averages temperature by measuring temperature

data at a selected interval. Temperature intervals

range from one to 30 seconds.

If you select ﬁve seconds, your temperature will be averaged using measurements

taken every ﬁve seconds.

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Settings

To select a Temperature Averaging interval:

1. Highlight the Temperature Averaging box on the Installation menu.

2. Press the keypad left/right to select the desired interval and press

enTeR.

Transducer Type

Selects the transducer model connected to your display unit. In some transducers

with built-in temperature sensors, the temperature may not be accurate if the correct

transducer is not selected from the Transducer Type menu.

To select a Transducer Type:

1. Highlight Transducer Type box on the

Installation menu and press enTeR.

The Select Transducer menu will

appear.

2. Use the keypad to your transducer

type and press enTeR.

3. Highlight OK and press enTeR.

Transducer type menu

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Settings

Radar Settings Menu (optional)

Controls Radar options and display settings like Target

Expansion, Orientation and Bearings.

To access the Radar settings menu:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Select Radar and press enTeR.

Radar Settings

Target Expansion

Increases the size of radar targets, making them easier to see on the radar display. To

turn on/off Target Expansion, highlight Target Expansion and press enTeR.

Target Trails

Creates an onscreen history of the movement

of radar targets, making it easier to monitor

the direction and position of targets in relation

to your vessel.

To set Target Trails:

1. Highlight Target Trails on the

Radar Settings menu and press

enTeR.

2. Use the arrows to select an

Target Trails

interval and press enTeR.

Palette

Radar echoes can be displayed in black, white, green or yellow. The Palette feature

allows you to select the color that suits your viewing preferences.

To change the Palette:

1. Highlight Palette on the Radar Settings menu and press enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired color palette and press

enTeR.

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Black Color Palette

White Color Palette

Orientation

Controls the way the map moves in relation to the movement of your vessel. That

allows you to select a desired method for viewing your surroundings on the radar

display.

•

Course Up — map stays at same orientation as the initial bearing to the

selected waypoint.

Heading Up — unit keeps your heading at the top of the screen, regardless

of the direction you are traveling.

North Up — North is always shown at the top of the screen.

To change Map Orientation:

1. Highlight Map Orientation on the Radar

Settings menu and press enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired

option and press enTeR.

Threshold

Controls the level of radar returns. That allows you to unclutter the display by

removing unwanted signals. To make adjustments, select Threshold and press the

keypad left/right.

north Indicator

The North indicator is shown on the outer circle of the radar display. To turn on/

off North Indicator, select North Indicator from the Radar Settings menu and press

enTeR.

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Range Rings

Allows you to quickly estimate the distance

from your vessel to a another radar target.

To turn on/off Range Rings, highlight Range

Rings on the Radar Settings menu and press

enTeR.

Range rings

Range markers

Range Markers

Located below each Range Ring, Range

Markers display the distance from your position

to each range ring.

To turn on/off Range Markers, select Range

Markers from the Radar Settings menu and

press enTeR.

Compass

A Compass overlay can be displayed on the background of the radar page. To turn

on/off the Compass overlay, select Compass and press enTeR.

Compass Overlay turned off

Compass Overlay turned on

Bearings

Bearings allows you to choose if you want the direction you are headed to show

as True Magnetic (TM) or Relative (R). T/M or True/Magnetic will show your

direction based on magnetic north. R or Relative will show your direction based on

your relative heading.

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Settings

To set T/M or R:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Select Radar and press enTeR.

3. Highlight Bearings and press enTeR.

4. Use the arrows to select a bearing and press enTeR.

MARPA

MARPA automatically tracks selected radar targets, making it easier to avoid

collisions. You can track up to 10 targets simultaneously. MARPA uses default or

selected CPA (closest point of approach) and TCPA settings (Time to closest point

of approach) to determine if a selected target is safe, dangerous or lost.

NOTE: To use Radar overlay or MARPA, an RC42 heading sensor

and a valid GPS ﬁx is required. Your display, radar system and RC42

heading sensor need to be connected to the NMEA2000 network.

Please refer to the HDS installation manual.

•

Safe — not on an approaching path to your vessel

Dangerous — on an approaching path to your vessel; when a target

breaches the selected CPA or TCPA thresholds the

target will be classiﬁed as dangerous

•

Lost — selected target moves out of MARPA range

You can change CPA and TCPA values on the Dangerous vessels dialog.

Dangerous vessels dialog

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Settings

To adjust CPA and TCPA settings:

1. Press MenU twice

2. Select Vessels and press enTeR.

3. Select Dangerous Vessels and press enTeR.

4. Select the CPA or TCPA text box and press enTeR.

5. Follow the onscreen instructions and press enTeR.

6. Select Save and press enTeR.

Acquiring

new target

Acquired

targets

Selecting MARPA targets:

1. From the Radar page, press MenU.

2. Select Acquire Targets and press enTeR.

3. Move the cursor over a desired target and press

enTeR.

4. Repeat Step 3 to select more targets.

5. Press exIT to remove the cursor from the

display.

Canceling MARPA targets

You can cancel MARPA targets individually or all at once.

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Settings

To cancel individual targets:

1. Press the keypad to activate the cursor.

2. Move the cursor over a target you are tracking and press MenU.

3. Select Cancel Target and press enTeR.

Cancel individual targets

Cancel all targets

To cancel all targets:

1. From the radar page, press MenU.

2. Select Cancel All MARPA Targets and press enTeR.

MARPA Settings

There are two settings on the MARPA menu:

History Length and Safe Ring.

Similar to the target trails features, history length

controls the length of trails on selected targets

making it easier to follow target movement.

The Safe Ring provides a graphical representation

of CPA settings.

To select history length:

1. Select MARPA and press enTeR.

2. Select History Length and press enTeR.

3. Select the desired settings and press enTeR.

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Settings

Target Alarms

You can be alerted when a MARPA target breaches CPA or TCPA thresholds by

setting an alarm.

To set MARPA target alarm:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Select Alarms and press

enTeR.

3. Select Settings and press

enTeR.

4. Select Vessels and press

enTeR.

5. Select the desired alarm

and press enTeR.

Viewing MARPA targets on Vessels list

You can view a list of MARPA targets by selecting Vessels from Utilities on the

Pages menu.

Installation

Provides access to the Radar Installation menu. Your installation menu will vary

depending on the type of radar your have connected to your HDS unit.

Radar Installation menu

To access Radar Installation menu:

1. Press the MenU key twice.

BR24 Installation menu

2. Highlight Radar and press ENTER.

3. Select Installation and press enTeR.

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Settings

Installation Adjustment Menu

The installation adjustment menu is used to make adjustments to bearing alignment,

range offset, antenna height and open array park angle.

When the installation adjustment menu is accessed, press the

keypad up/down to select a feature. Press the keypad left/

right to make adjustments to a selected feature.

Press exIT to return to the Radar Installation menu. To

remove the Radar Installation menu from the screen, select

Adjustment Menu

Close and press enTeR.

Bearing alignment

Used to align the bow of your vessel with the heading line (zero point). Bearing

alignment is also referred to as zero bearing.

To make adjustments to bearing alignment, switch the radar state to Transmit and set

radar orientation to Heading Up.

To select Heading up orientation:

1. From the Radar Page, press MenU.

2. Select Orientation and press enTeR.

3. Use the keypad to select Heading Up and press enTeR.

4. Press exIT.

Before Bearing Alignment

After Bearing Alignment

Bearing line aligned with

peninsula, matching the

alignment of the bow.

Bow of ship is lined up with

the tip of a peninsula; the

bearing line is not.

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Settings

To Adjust Bearing Alignment:

1. Line up the bow of your vessel with a stationary target (lighthouse,

pier, etc) at least 1 nm away

2. Select Adjust Bearing Alignment from the Radar Installation menu

and press enTeR. The Installation Adjustment menu will appear.

3. Press the keypad left/right to rotate the radar image so the reference

target is at 0° or 12 o’clock from the radar center.

Range offset

Eliminates the time lag between real radar returns and the time it takes data to be

processed by the radar software. Range Offset is also referred to as zero range and

trigger delay.

Range Offset Sequence. The circle shrinks as range is increased.

To Adjust Range Offset:

1. Use the ZOOM In/ ZOOM OUT keys to set range to 1/8 nm.

2. Highlight Adjust range offset from the Radar Installation menu and

press enTeR. The installation adjustment menu will appear.

3. Press the keypad to the left set range offset to 0.

Press enTeR.

4. If there is a blank, black circle around the center

or a solid circle of color at the center, increase the

range offset until the circle disappears or almost

disappears.

5. If you increase the range offset too far, decrease it until the circle

appears again.

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Settings

Antenna Height

Antenna height is the distance from the waterline to the Antenna (scanner). It is

important to correctly input antenna height to prevent problems with the Sea Clutter

feature.

To Adjust Antenna Height:

1. Select Adjust Antenna Height from the Installation menu and press

enTeR.

2. Press the keypad left/right to input the distance from the antenna to

the water surface. Press exIT.

Tune

You should not have to adjust Tune for the life of this unit. This feature is intended

for use by only trained technicians.

Fast scan mode (BR24 Radar only)

Increases the speed of the radar scanner when the range is set

to 1.5nm or less. That aids in collision avoidance by giving you

more updates on the movement of targets in your vicinity.

To use Fast Scan mode:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Select Radar and press enTeR.

3. Select Installation and press enTeR.

4. Highlight Fast scan mode and press enTeR.

5. Press exIT twice to return to the display.

6. Zoom in the radar display to 1.5nm or less and BR24 scanning

speed will increase.

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Settings

Sidelobe suppression (BR24 only)

Sidelobes are false returns caused by the reﬂection of your

radar signal. Sidelobe suppression helps reduce the impact of

sidelobes on your radar display. The default Auto mode will

work well under most conditions.

Manually adjusting Sidelobe suppression:

1. Press MenU twice.

2. Select Radar and press enTeR.

3. Select Installation and press enTeR.

4. Highlight Sidelobe suppression and press enTeR.

5. Highlight Sidelobe suppression and press the keypad

left/right to make manual adjustments.

6. Press exIT.

Reset Radar to Factory Defaults

Resets radar to factory default settings.

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Settings

Fuel

Used to input fuel data like engine/tank conﬁguration,

fuel tank capacity and engine calibration. Your unit uses

that data to calculate the overall fuel performance of your

vessel. To access the Fuel menu, select Fuel from the

Settings menu and press enTeR.

Fuel menu

Refuel

Controls engine calibration and is used to input the amount of fuel added to the

tank(s). Engines must be calibrated with your fuel tanks to get correct readings on

fuel economy, fuel used, etc.

Set to Full

Amount Added

text box: Input

amount of fuel

added here

checkbox: check

this box when you

ﬁll up your tank

Refuel menu

It is important to enter the amount of fuel added to your tank(s) each time fuel

is added. That ensures the correct fuel data is used in the unit’s fuel performance

calculations.

To input fuel added:

1. Select Refuel from the Fuel menu and press enTeR.

2. Use keypad to select the Amount Added window and press enter.

The Amount Added text box will appear.

3. Use the keypad to input the amount of fuel added and press

enTeR.

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Settings

To set tank to full:

1. Highlight the Set to full checkbox

on the Refuel screen and press

enTeR.

2. Highlight OK and press enTeR.

The calibration options screen will

appear. You are

Tank set to full

ready to calibrate.

To calibrate engine(s):

1. With the calibration options screen displayed, select the checkbox

next to the engine you would like to calibrate .

2. Highlight OK and press enTeR. The Calibration screen will

appear.

Calibration screen

Calibration options screen

3. Use the keypad to highlight the Actual amount used window and

press enTeR.

4. Input the amount of fuel used in the Actual amount used dialog box

and press enTeR.

5. Highlight the Next button and press enTeR. The Conﬁrm calibration

screen will appear.

6. After conﬁrming calibration data, highlight OK and press enTeR.

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Settings

Fuel Used

Data information screen that displays fuel

consumption data including fuel used

since last ﬁll up, fuel used on the current

trip and fuel used during a season.

To access fuel used information, select

Fuel Used from the Fuel menu and press

enTeR.

Highlight the Reset button and press

enTeR to set corresponding fuel data

values (trip and seasonal) to zero.

Fuel used screen

Vessel Setup

Controls vessel conﬁguration, which includes selecting the number of engines/

fuel tanks and inputting the capacity of each fuel tank. Vessel Setup data must be

conﬁgured before you can calibrate your engine(s).

To access the Vessel Setup menu, highlight Vessel Setup on the Fuel menu and press

enTeR.

Tank size text

box: input

tank size here

Vessel

conﬁguration

menu: select

number of

engines and fuel

tanks here

Calibration

info button: get

calibration info

here

Vessel Setup

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Settings

Engine/Tank Conﬁguration

Used to input the number of engines and fuel tanks on your vessel. Your unit must

have that information to be able to calibrate you engine(s).

To select engine-tank conﬁguration:

1. Highlight the vessel conﬁguration drop-down

menu and press enTeR.

2. Select a engine/tank conﬁguration and press

enTeR.

3. Highlight the Save button and press enTeR.

To input tank size:

1. Highlight the Tank size text box and press enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to input the size of the selected tank and press

enTeR.

3. Repeat Step 2 for each tank on your vessel.

4. Select the Save button and press enTeR.

Calibrate

Launches engine calibration information window

referring you to your fuel sensor’s installation

manual.

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Settings

Alarms

This unit has alarms covering everything from depth and water temp rate to fuel and

waypoint radius. The alarms list has three tabs: Active, History and Settings.

•

Active — used to view alarms that have been enabled

History — shows log of alarm activity, which includes data like when

alarms were triggered and when they were cleared

•

Settings — provides access to Alarms list, allowing you to enable

alarms and set alarm limits

NOTE: Some alarms will not work unless a corresponding

sensor is connected to the unit or the network.

To enable/disable an Alarm:

1. Select Alarms from the Settings menu and press enTeR.

2. Highlight Settings and press enTeR.

3. Select the desired alarm from the alarms list and press enTeR.

Enable alarms and set

limits (thresholds)

Displays list of

enabled alarms

Shows history of

alarm activity

Enabled

Alarm

Alarms List

Alarm Limits (Thresholds)

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Settings

To silence an alarm:

When an Alarm is triggered, a tone will sound and a alarm window will appear on

the screen. Press enTeR to silence the alarm and close the alarm window.

After alarm is silenced its corresponding alarm bell will continue to ﬂash

in the bottom left corner of the screen. To remove the bell from the screen,

disable the alarm and then enable it again. The bell will not reappear unless

the alarm is triggered.

Set Limit

Sets thresholds (limits) that will trigger the alarm when met or exceeded. If a

threshold can be set for a particular alarm, the Set Limit button will appear at the

bottom of the screen when that alarm is highlighted on the alarm list.

To set alarm limit:

1. Highlight the desired alarm on the alarm

screen and press MenU.

2. Select Set Limit and press enTeR. The

Alarm Limit keypad will appear.

3. Input the desired alarm threshold and

press enTeR.

Siren enabled

When the Siren is enabled, a tone will sound when an alarm is triggered. To enable

sirens, highlight Siren Enabled on the Alarms menu and press enTeR.

Units

Controls the unit of measure used for unit data. Only Imperial and Nautical units

will be shown if the unit is operated outside of a zone deﬁned by 30 degrees west

longitude and the International Date Line.

To access the Units menu, select Units from the Settings menu

and press enTeR.

To change a unit of measure:

1. Select a unit from the Units menu. Press

enTeR.

2. Select the a unit of measure and press enTeR.

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Settings

Network

Controls network conﬁguration, data sources, serial port

settings, waypoint sharing and allows you to monitor

network performance (NMEA 2000 and ethernet) and

network devices.

To access the Network menu, select Network from the

Settings menu and press enTeR.

Network menu

Auto Conﬁgure

Resets all Data Sources to default settings

and removes all instances on networked HDS

units.

To auto conﬁgure a network:

1. Select Auto Conﬁgure from the Network menu and press enTeR.

2. Highlight Yes and press enTeR.

Data Sources

An advanced feature that allows you to use data from a network data source or data

from a sensor connected to your unit.

If, for example, you do not want to use your

unit’s internal GPS antenna, you could use an

external GPS antenna connected to an ethernet

or NMEA 2000 network.

To access the Data Source Selection Screen,

highlight Data Sources on the Network menu

and press enTeR.

Data Source Selection Screen

To select a data source:

1. Select a data category and press the keypad to the right. A

subcategory list will appear.

2. Select a subcategory and press the keypad to the right. A list of

sources will be displayed.

3. Highlight a desired data source and press enTeR.

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Data Source menu

Allows you to change the name and scope of a source and add/

remove sources from a NMEA2000 or ethernet network. To access

a Data Source menu, highlight a desired source and press MenU.

Rename

Used to rename a Data Source. That makes it easier to recognize one data source

from another when they are the same type of source.

To Rename a data source:

1. Select Rename from the desired data source menu and press

enTeR. A keyboard will appear.

2. Input the desired name and select OK and press enTeR.

New

Allows you to create a new instance of a data source.

To create new data source instance:

1. Select New from the desired source menu and press enTeR. A

keyboard will appear.

2. Input the name of the new instance, select OK and press enTeR.

Remove

Removes an instance from the Data Source Selection list.

To remove an instance, select Remove from the desired data source menu and press

enTeR. The data source is removed from the Data Source Select list.

Scope

Controls the way data source settings are shared/not shared on an ethernet network.

Scope lets you select a mode that allows data source settings to be shared by HDS

units on an ethernet network (Global).

You can also select a mode that allows each HDS unit to have individual data source

settings (Local).

Scope Settings

Global

Local

Data source settings will apply to all Data source setting will apply only

HDS units on an ethernet network. to the unit with the local setting.

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Settings

To select a scope:

1. Highlight Scope on the selected device’s data source menu and

press enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to select Global or Local and press enTeR.

Reset Global and Reset Local

Selecting Reset Global will reset all the source selections to default settings and

removes all instances on all networked HDS units.

Reset Local is used to change all source selections on your HDS unit from Local to

Global.

To reset global or local sources:

1. Highlight Reset Global or Reset Local and press enTeR. A conﬁrma-

tion message will appear.

2. Select Yes and press enTeR.

Device List

Displays a list of devices connected to a NMEA

2000 network.

To access the device list, Select Device List from

the Network menu and press enTeR.

From the Device List you can:

Device List

•

View device data

Change the device instance

Conﬁgure device alarms

Conﬁgure devices

Calibrate devices

Enable/disable WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS for GPS antenna by

conﬁguring HDS iGPS

Device Menu

Controls the way data is displayed on the Device list. To

access the Device menu, highlight the desired device and press

MenU.

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Settings

Device Menu Options

Details

Accesses the Device Information screen

Refresh Refreshes the device list

Sort

Allows you to sort device list by Model ID or Serial No.

Conﬁguring Devices

Devices have different conﬁguration options. Name, tank size and location can

be conﬁgured on some devices; only the name can be conﬁgured on others. Some

devices like a fuel ﬂow, can be calibrated from the device list.

Device List

Device Information

Screen

Device Conﬁguration

Screen

To conﬁgure a device name or device tank size:

1. Select a device from the device list and press enTeR. The Device

Information screen will appear.

2. Highlight the Conﬁgure button and press enTeR. The Device

Conﬁguration screen will appear.

3. Highlight the Name or Tank Size text box and press enTeR. A keypad

will appear.

4. Use keypad to input the desired information. Select OK and press

enTeR.

NOTE: For more information on device conﬁguration refer to the

documentation that came with your device.

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Settings

To conﬁgure device location:

1. Select a device from the device list and press enTeR. The Device

Information screen will appear.

2. Highlight the Conﬁgure button and press enTeR. The Device

Conﬁguration screen will appear.

3. Highlight the Location dropdown menu and press enTeR.

4. Select the desired location and press enTeR.

Instance

You can change a device instance from the Device Conﬁguration screen. This,

however, should only be attempted by a qualiﬁed technician.

Calibrating devices

Several devices can be calibrated from the devices list including Fluid Levels, Fuel

Flows and Trim Tabs. Every device that can be calibrated from the devices list, will

have a calibrate button on the Device Information screen. The calibrate button opens

the Device Calibration screen, which has onscreen calibration instructions for the

device.

Calibration instructions for a

Calibrate button

ﬂuid level

To access calibration instructions:

1. Select the desired device from the device list and press enTeR.

2. Highlight the Calibrate button on the Device Information screen and

press enTeR. Follow the onscreen calibration instructions.

NOTE: For more information on device calibration, refer to

the documentation that came with your device.

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Settings

Diagnostics screen: UDB

Diagnostics screen: NMEA 2000

Diagnostics

Displays diagnostic information on NMEA 2000 networks displays the status of

information shared between units (UDB). From the UDB tab, you also can select a

unit to be used as the master (primary) unit when sharing information. To access the

Diagnostics screen, select Diagnostics from the Network menu and press enTeR.

NMEA 2000 receive/send waypoint

Turns on/off the unit’s ability to send and receive waypoints across a NMEA 2000

network. NMEA 0183 receive waypoint controls the unit’s ability to receive way-

points over a NMEA 0183 network.

To turn on/off NMEA send/receive waypoint commands, highlight the desired

NMEA send/receive option and press enTeR.

NOTE: To send waypoints, your must have access to GPS through an

NMEA 2000 network.

When your unit has access to GPS, waypoints will be automatically received/sent

when the feature is turned on.

To view waypoints:

1. Access Utilities from the Pages menu.

2. Select Waypoints and press enTeR.

Serial Ports

Conﬁgures communication ports to send or receive data with another electronic

device, like an autopilot.

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Settings

To conﬁgure serial ports:

1. Highlight Serial Ports on the Network menu and press enTeR.

2. Select the desired setting and press enTeR.

3. Use the keypad to select the desired option and press enTeR.

4. Highlight OK and press enTeR.

NMEA 0183 Output

Controls NMEA 0183 sentences used, allowing you to select the type of messages

your unit will transmit when communicating with other NMEA 0183 devices.

To access NMEA 0183 Output screen:

1. Select NMEA 0183 Output from the

Network menu and press enTeR.

2. Select NMEA 2000 output sentences

and press enTeR.

3. Select the desired category and

press enTeR to reveal the NMEA

0183 sentences.

4. Highlight the desired sentence and

NMEA 0183 Output sentences

press exIT.

screen

NOTE: There is no graphical display of dangerous vessels on

the HDS-5x. You can view the numerical position and bearing

of dangerous vessels from the Vessels menu.

Vessels (only available if connected to AIS receiver)

Controls settings used to monitor vessels transmitting AIS information in your area.

That makes it easier to navigate safely through high trafﬁc areas.

To access the Vessels menu, select Vessels from the Settings menu and press

enTeR.

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Settings

Dangerous Vessels

Allows you to set the dangerous vessel threshold via CPA(Closest point of approach)

and TCPA (Time to closest point of approach) settings.

To adjust CPA or TCPA settings:

1. Select Dangerous Vessels from the Vessels menu and press

enTeR.

2. Select the CPA or TCPA text box and press enTeR.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions and press enTeR.

4. Select Save and press enTeR.

Simulator

Accesses all simulation types including default

demo and simulator modes as well as advanced

custom simulations.

To access the Simulator menu, highlight Simulator

on the Settings menu and press enTeR.

Simulator menu

Simulate

Turns on/off your unit’s simulator. Simulate must be turned on to view a simulation,

whether you are using the default mode or a custom simulation.

To turn on the simulator, select Simulate from the Simulator menu and press

enTeR.

Demo Mode

Rotates simulations from each of the unit’s operation modes with screens detailing

some of the unit’s most popular features.

To choose a Demo Mode:

1. Highlight Demo Mode from the Simulator menu and press enTeR.

2. Use the keypad to select the desired mode and press enTeR.

Advanced

Allows you to set up a customized simulation using sonar or radar data ﬁles (where

applicable). To access the Advanced menu, select Advanced from the Simulator

menu and press enTeR.

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Speciﬁcations

Speciﬁcations: HDS-5x

General

Sonar

Case Size:

• HDS-5x: 5.8” H x 7.3” W x 4” D (14.6 x 18.4

x 10.2 cm), 2.30 lbs

Frequency: 50/200 kHz or 83/200 kHz

Power output: 250W Peak to Peak (31W

RMS) actual, 30,000W Peak to Peak analog

equivalent

Display:

Depth capability: 5,000 ft dependent on

transducer conﬁguration and installation, bot-

tom composition and water conditions

• HDS-5: 5.0” (12.7 cm) diagonal high con-

trast 16-bit color TFT, 480 x 480 pixel reso-

lution

Built-in sonar recording capacity: 10min to

2hrs internal memory depending on depth

range and ping speed

Backlighting:

• HDS-5x: Florescent (CCFL) backlit screen,

LED keypad backlight

Surface water temperature: Available built

into transducer or via external network

Supply voltage: 10 to 18 volts DC

Supply current:

• HDS-5x: 0.7A at 13VDC with backlight on,

0.4A with backlight off

Paddlewheel speed log: Available with

optional speed sensor

Audible alarms: Shallow, Deep, Tempera-

ture change

Operating temperature: -15°C to 55°C (5°F

to 130°F)

Audible alarms: Local and networked

alarms available for included and optional

components, including sonar, battery voltage,

engine/transmission, tank level and DSC.

Communications: NMEA 0183 input and

output up to 38,400 baud, NMEA 2000,

Navico Ethernet

Standards compliance:

• Waterprooﬁng: IPX7

• EMC: IC RSS-310; FCC Part 15 Class B;

IEC60945

Compliance:

The Lowrance HDS complies with the follow-

ing regulations:

• CE compliant under R&TTE directive.

• C - Tick compliant under Radiocommunica-

tions act 1992.

• CCS Type approval.

HDS also meets the technical standards in

accordance with Part 15.103 of the FCC

rules. For more information please refer to our

website: www.lowrance.com.

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Unit Care

Cleaning the screen

Clean the screen with a mixture of distilled water (50%) and white distilled

vinegar (50%) or Windex® Vinegar Multi Surface. Do not use any type of abrasive

cleaners. They will remove the Anti-Reﬂection coating from the glass.

Inspect the buttons

Make sure that no buttons are stuck in the down position. If one is stuck, wiggle

the button to free it back to the normal position.

Debris in the keyboard contacts

In case there is dirt or other debris covering the contacts inside the keypad, press

down on the button in question and wiggle it to try to restore its function

Clean the connections

Corrosion or oxidation could occur on the power cable connector pins and fuse-

holder. This can prevent sufﬁcient power from ﬂowing to the unit. Clean the

connections to be sure. Sometimes the substance is clear and not easily seen.

Contact & Service Information

For spare parts or service information, please contact one of our local sales ofﬁces

or visit our website:

www.lowrance.com

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Troubleshooting

If your unit is not working, or if you need technical help, use the following

troubleshooting section before contacting the customer service department.

Unit won’t turn on

Check the power cable’s connection at the unit.

Make sure the power cable is wired properly. The red wire

connects to the positive battery terminal, black to negative

or ground.

Check the fuse.

Measure the battery voltage at the unit’s power connector.

You will measure the two biggest pins. It should be at least

10 volts. If it isn’t, the wiring to the unit is defective, the bat-

tery terminals or wiring on the terminals are corroded, or the

battery needs charging.

Unit freezes, locks up, or operates erratically

Electrical noise from the boat’s motor, trolling motor, or an

accessory may be interfering with the sonar unit. Rerouting

the power and transducer cables away from other electrical

wiring on the boat may help. Route the sonar unit’s power

cable directly to the battery instead of through a fuse block

or ignition switch.

Inspect the transducer cable for breaks, cuts, or pinched

wires.

Check the transducer and power connector. Make sure it’s

securely plugged into the unit.

Weak bottom echo, erratic readings or no ﬁsh returns

Make sure face of the transducer is parallel to the ground.

Refer to the installation manual for more information.

If the transducer is mounted inside the hull, be sure it is

shooting through only one layer of ﬁberglass, that it is

securely bonded to the hull and DOES NOT have air

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bubbles. (See the Installation Section for how to install the

transducer.)

When attaching a transducer to the inside of a hull, ONLY

use epoxy available from LEI (see inside back cover for or-

der information).

Do NOT use RTV silicone rubber adhesive or any other type

of epoxy. The LEI epoxy is specially formulated so that it will

cure properly for shoot-through applications.

Clean the face of the transducer. Oil, dirt and fuel can cause

a ﬁlm to form on the transducer, reducing its effectiveness.

Electrical noise from the boat’s motor or trolling motor can

interfere with the sonar. This causes the sonar to automati-

cally increase its discrimination or noise rejection feature.

This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals such as

ﬁsh and can display lines across the screen.

The water may be deeper than the sonar’s ability to ﬁnd the

bottom. If the sonar can’t ﬁnd the bottom signal while it’s in

the automatic mode, the digital sonar display will ﬂash con-

tinuously. It may change the range to limits far greater than

the water you are in. If this happens, place the unit in the

manual mode, then change the range to a realistic one, (for

example, 0-100 feet) and increase the sensitivity. As you

move into shallower water, a bottom signal should appear.

Check the battery voltage. If the voltage drops, the unit’s

transmitter power also drops, reducing its ability to ﬁnd the

bottom or targets.

Bottom echo disappears at high speeds, erratic

reading or weak bottom echo while boat is moving

This is likely due to cavitation (turbulence) in the water sur-

rounding the transducer. You may need to move the trans-

ducer lower in the water or to another location. The trans-

ducer cannot send or receive signals through air bubbles.

Electrical noise from the boat’s motor or trolling motor

can interfere with the sonar. This causes the sonar to

automatically increase its discrimination or noise rejection

feature. This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals

such as ﬁsh or even structures from the display. Try using

resistor spark plugs or routing the sonar unit’s power and

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transducer cables away from other electrical wiring on the

boat.

When trolling over weed beds in 20ft of water or less, you

may experience vertical bars, loss of the chart picture, or

the digital depth. First, do a soft reset of the unit. Then go

to the Full Sonar Chart screen. Press Menu and select So-

nar Features. Now turn the Chart Manual Mode to On. This

will leave everything in Automatic Mode except depth. Now

go back to the main menu and set the depth range for the

depth you are in such as 0-20 feet.

It can sometimes be difﬁcult for a high-powered unit to cap-

ture the lightning-fast return in shallow water. Turn off the

automatic sensitivity setting and manually reduce the sensi-

tivity until the unit locks onto the bottom.

If two or more sonar units using the same frequency are op-

erating at the same time, one or more of them may lose the

depth reading due to the interference. It is like two radio sta-

tions trying to both broadcast on 97.3FM. In shallow water,

if the transducers are far enough apart, you may be able to

operate them together. However, the deeper the water, the

wider the beams spread out. When they cross each other,

the interference occurs.

No ﬁsh arches when Fish I.D. is turned off

If you are using a transom-mounted transducer, the angle

of the transducer may prevent a ﬁsh arch from displaying

properly. If the arch slopes up but not down, then the front of

the transducer is too high and needs to be lowered. If only

the back half of the arch is shown, the nose of the trans-

ducer is angled too low and needs to be raised. This is the

most common problem if a partial arch is displayed.

The sensitivity may not be high enough. For the unit to dis-

play a ﬁsh arch, it has to be able to receive the ﬁsh’s echo

from the time it enters the cone until it leaves. If the sensitiv-

ity is not high enough, the unit shows the ﬁsh only when it is

in the center of the cone.

Use the Zoom feature. It is much easier to display ﬁsh arch-

es when zoomed in on a small range of water than a large

one. If your boat is in water deeper than 20ft, try setting the

upper and lower limits to a 20ft depth section, such as 40ft

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to 60ft or whatever depth you expect the ﬁsh to appear at.

This will maximize the screen resolution to show small ob-

jects larger on the screen. It is unlikely you will see average-

sized ﬁsh display as arches in a 100ft deep water column.

The boat must be moving at a slow trolling speed to see

ﬁsh arches. If the boat is motionless, ﬁsh stay in the cone

and show as horizontal lines on screen. This is especially

applicable to ice ﬁshing.

noise

A major cause of sonar problems is electrical noise. This

usually appears on the sonar’s display as random patterns

of dots or lines. In severe cases, it can completely cover the

screen with black dots, or cause the unit to operate errati-

cally, or not at all.

To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise,

try to determine the cause. With the boat at rest in

the water, turn all electrical equipment on the boat

off including the engine. Turn on your sonar unit.

Sensitivity should be set at 70-75 percent. There should be

a steady bottom signal on the display. Now turn on each

piece of electrical equipment on the boat and view the effect

on the sonar’s display.

If you ﬁnd noise interference is from an electrical instru-

ment, trolling motor, pump, or radio, you can usually reroute

the sonar unit’s power cable and transducer cable away

from the wiring causing the interference. VHF radio antenna

cables radiate noise when transmitting, so be sure to keep

the sonar’s wires away from it. You may need to route the

sonar unit’s power cable directly to the battery to isolate it

from other wiring on the boat.

If no noise displays on the sonar unit from electrical equip-

ment, then make sure everything except the sonar unit is

turned off, then start the engine. Increase the RPM with

the gearshift in neutral. If noise appears on the display, the

problem could be one of three things; spark plugs, alterna-

tor, or tachometer wiring. Try using resistor spark plugs, al-

ternator ﬁlters, or routing the sonar unit’s power cable away

from engine wiring to help eliminate noise problems. Make

sure to use the in-line fuse supplied with the unit when wir-

ing the power cable to the battery.

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When no noise appears on the sonar unit after all of the

above tests, then the noise source is probably cavitation.

Many people make sonar installations which function per-

fectly in shallow water, or when the boat is at rest. In most

cases, the cause of the malfunction is the location and/or

angle of the transducer. The face of the transducer must be

placed in a location that has a smooth ﬂow of water at all

boat speeds. Read your transducer owner’s manual or the

Installation instructions in this manual for the best mounting

position.

Update the Software

Make sure your unit has the latest software version. Go to the Software

Update page on Lowrance.com. You can download updates for free.

Reset the Unit

Sometimes resetting your unit can solve unusual issues. Go to Lowrance.

com to access a list of reset procedures for Lowrance products. Locate the

one that applies to the model you own. Try a Soft Reset ﬁrst, this will return

your settings to factory defaults. If you decide to try a Hard Reset, save

any important stored data to an MMC or SD card or write the information

down. The data will be deleted during this process.

Radar won’t Start Up

If the radar, does not start up, try the following steps:

Verify head unit has the latest code that supports radar.

Verify that the communication port is set to RADAR

Turn the unit, radar and network off, then turn everything

back on. On power up the Radar should start initializing.

Change over to the Radar Page and see if the unit is initial-

izing or giving the count down indication.

a. If you are getting a countdown: allow it to complete and

then try to power on the Radar. If the Radar does not

start rotating then the Radar will need to be sent in for

service.

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b. If you are NOT getting a countdown, press MENU, se-

lect RADAR INFORMATION and press ENT.

Highlight FORCE STATUS UPDATE and press ENT.

Pay attention to the RX/TX buttons.

c. If the TX is not lighting up then either you do not have

the com port set to RADAR or the GPS unit is defective.

Verify that the Com Port is set properly, if it is then the

Lowrance unit will need to be sent in for repair.

d. If the TX is blinking but the RX is not then you are not

getting any information from the RIM, the processor or

the Radar. There is a fuse inside the processor that

has more than likely blown. Remove the front left black

screw, then remove the grounding post on the right side

of the front of the unit. Gently slide the front cover off,

the fuse is located on the left side of the board. This

fuse is very tight and difﬁcult to remove, you may need

to use a pair of pliers to get a good grip on it and gently

try to pull it out. Replace the fuse, the faceplate, and

the screws, making sure that the front face is securely

seated so not to lessen the water seal.

If the communication is hooked up properly and all informa-

tion ﬁelds are properly displayed on the “radar information”

page, but the unit starts to warm up but you never see a

count down to standby on the screen and then radar com-

munication is lost after one minute. The voltage supply to

the Radar Antenna or the gauge wire supplying the voltage

may be to small.

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Index

Add/Removing source 18

Change layout 19

Conﬁgure limits 18

Editing 16

Data overlay

Add/Remove source 13

Editing 10

Move/Place 11

Select data 11

Data overlay conﬁguration 11, 12, 13

Data overlay edit mode 10

Data source scope 69

Demo mode 75

Acquire targets 36

Active panel 21

Add dashboard 19

Adjusting text size 41

Adjust panel sizes 22

Advanced settings 43

Alarm Limits 67

Alarms 66

Enable/Disable 66

Amplitude Scope 30

Antenna height 60

Auto gain 35

Depth Line 30

Device list 70

Auto Sensitivity 25

Displaying combo pages 21

Displaying multiple panels 22

Backlight 5

Bearing alignment 58

Bearings 53

EBL/VRM 37

EBL/VRM adjust menu 38

EBL/VRM menu 38

Engine/Tank conﬁguration 65

Ethernet 76

Calibrate engine 63, 65

Calibrating devices 72

Cancel individual MARPA targets 56

Canceling MARPA targets 55

Closing menus 6

ENET 76

Colorline 26

Compass overlay 53

Fast scan mode 60

Fish ID 31

Conﬁgure device location 72

Conﬁgure device name 71

Conﬁguring devices 71

Conﬁguring device tank size 71

Conﬁguring network devices 71

Cursor 5

Fish ID Beeps 31

Fishing mode 7

Fishing modes 47

Flasher 27

Frequency 26, 76

Fuel 62

Fuel used 64

Dangerous vessels 74

Dashboards 16

Gain 35

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Global source 69

Guard zone conﬁguration 40

Guard zones 39

Page settings 44

Pages screen 9

Ping Speed 28

Info page 15

Radar adjust menu 34

Radar compass overlay 53

Radar installation adust menu 57

Radar installation menu 57

Radar interference rejection 35

Radar menu 34

Keel offset 48

Key beeps 42

Keypad 5

Keypad functions 4

Radar North indicator 52

Radar orientation 52

Radar page 15

Language 41

Radar palettes 51

Local source 69

Radar position 36

Radar range markers 53

Radar range offset 59

Radar range rings 53

Radar settings 51

Manual Conventions 3

MARPA 54

MARPA acquire targets 36

MARPA settings 55, 56

MARPA targets 55

Measure distance 31

Multiple panels 22

Radar state 34

Radar target trails 51

Radar threshold 52

Rain clutter 35

Refuel 62

Remove data source 69

Rename data source 69

Reset Fishing Mode 48

Reset global source 70

Reset local source 70

Reset radar 61

Network 68

Network auto conﬁguration 68

Network data source 68

Network data source settings 69

Network device list 70

Network diagnostics 73

Network sonar 31, 45

New data source 69

NMEA

NMEA 0183 76

NMEA 2000 76

NMEA 0183 output 73

NMEA 2000 receive/send waypoint 73

Restore defaults 43

Scope 69

Screen Capture 43

Sea clutter 35, 36

Selecting active panel 21

Sensitivity 25

Serial ports 73

Set local time 42

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Index

Sharing sonar 31

Target boost 35

Target expansion 51

Target trails 51

Temperature Graph 30

Text size 41

Sidelobe suppression 61

Silencing alarms 67

Simulator 75

Simulator advanced settings 75

Simulator demo mode 75

SIRIUS radio 44

Time 42

Transducer type 50

Sonar Adjust menu 27

Sonar installation menu 48

Sonar manual mode 46

Sonar noise rejection 45

Sonar Options 28

Unit Care 77

Units 67

Upper and Lower Limits 28

Utilities 20

Sonar page 14

Sonar palette 29

Sonar range 26

Sonar scroll speed 46

Sonar settings 45

Sonar source 31

Sonar splitscreen 26

Speciﬁcations 76

Surface clarity 45

Symbology 37

System settings 41

Vessels 74

Vessel setup 64

Viewing Sonar History 24

Water speed averaging 50

Water speed calibration 49

Tank size 65

Target alarms 57

Zoom Bars 30

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