Lowrance electronic HDS-5X operation manual No fish arches when Fish I.D. is turned off

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transducer cables away from other electrical wiring on the boat.

3.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.

4.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.

5.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

1.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.

2.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.

3.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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Contents HDS-5x Copyright 2011 Navico All Rights Reserved Table of contents Contents About this manual Manual Conventions IntroductionLowrance HDS-5x Sonar Getting Started To select a language LanguageMenus Closing MenusTo enter data in a text box Selecting a Fishing ModeTo select a fishing mode Entering Letters in Text BoxesTo Restore Defaults Restore DefaultsSelecting Pages PagesPages Screen Data Overlay menu To access Edit Overlay menuEdit Mode Data OverlayType Move or Placing a GaugeTo move/place a gauge Select DataLimits SizeTo remove add source data Configuration menuAdd Source To add a sourceOn the Sonar Page you can SonarOn the Info Page you can Radar Page optionalInfo On the Radar Page you canEdit Info menuDashboards To select info To edit gauge displayEdit Info menu To remove a source To Configure LimitsTo add source To add a dashboard Change LayoutTo change layout Add DashboardUtilities SettingsTo access Utilities UtilitiesTo display a combo Displaying Combo PagesSelecting an Active Panel Left the Info page on the right Adjust Panel SizesDisplaying Multiple Panels To display multiple panelsTo adjust panel sizes Sonar Operation To access the SonarSensitivity Sonar MenuAuto Sensitivity Split ColorlineRange FrequencyStop Sonar AdjustTo Adjust Sensitivity and Colorline Ping Speed To set Upper and Lower LimitsSonar Options Custom Upper and Lower LimitsTo select a Palette PaletteTo select a Split option Zoom Bars Temperature GraphDepth Line Amplitude ScopeTo Measure distance Measure DistanceFish ID To select a Fish ID optionTo share/receive sonar data Radar Operation optional To access the RadarRadar State Adjust menuTo access the Adjust menu Radar menuTo select Auto Gain Auto GainLow, Medium and High To change the PPI position Sea ClutterAcquire Targets PositionLook Ahead SymbologyTo select an EBL/VRM AdjustTo adjust an EBL/VRM EBL/VRM menuData Box Guard ZonesTo change the shape of Guard Zones Using the Adjust menuTo choose alarm trigger vessels entering or exiting zones To turn on a Guard ZoneLanguage Settings MenuTo access the System menu SystemTime optional To change Key Beep settingsTo change Text Size Key BeepsAdvanced Restore DefaultsScreen Capture To take a screen captureAbout To access Advanced SettingsTo adjust cursor settings PagesSurface Clarity Sonar SettingsNetwork Sonar Noise RejectionScroll Speed Manual ModeTo adjust Surface Clarity Fishing Modes Keel Offset Installation MenuReset Fishing Mode To calibrate Water Speed Water Speed CalibrationTo set Keel Offset To select a Water Averaging interval Temperature CalibrationTemperature Averaging Water Speed AveragingTo select a Transducer Type To select a Temperature Averaging intervalTransducer Type Palette Radar Settings Menu optionalTarget Expansion Target TrailsTo change Map Orientation North IndicatorOrientation ThresholdBearings Range RingsRange Markers CompassTo set T/M or R MarpaSelecting Marpa targets To adjust CPA and Tcpa settingsCanceling Marpa targets To select history length To cancel individual targetsTo cancel all targets Marpa SettingsTo access Radar Installation menu InstallationTarget Alarms To set Marpa target alarmTo select Heading up orientation Installation Adjustment MenuBearing alignment Range offset To Adjust Bearing AlignmentTo Adjust Range Offset Tune Fast scan mode BR24 Radar onlyTo Adjust Antenna Height Antenna HeightSidelobe suppression BR24 only Reset Radar to Factory DefaultsManually adjusting Sidelobe suppression To input fuel added FuelRefuel To calibrate engines To set tank to fullFuel Used Vessel SetupCalibrate Engine/Tank ConfigurationTo select engine-tank configuration To input tank sizeTo enable/disable an Alarm AlarmsUnits Siren EnabledData Sources Auto ConfigureTo auto configure a network NetworkNew Data Source menuRename To Rename a data sourceDevice List Reset Global and Reset LocalTo reset global or local sources To select a scopeTo configure a device name or device tank size Configuring DevicesCalibrating devices To configure device locationTo access calibration instructions InstanceSerial Ports DiagnosticsNmea 2000 receive/send waypoint To view waypointsNmea 0183 Output To configure serial portsTo access Nmea 0183 Output screen Simulator To adjust CPA or Tcpa settingsDemo Mode To choose a Demo ModeGeneral Specifications HDS-5x Unit Care Cleaning the screenWeak bottom echo, erratic readings or no fish returns TroubleshootingUnit won’t turn on Unit freezes, locks up, or operates erraticallyTroubleshooting No fish arches when Fish I.D. is turned off Noise Radar won’t Start Up Update the SoftwareReset the Unit Troubleshooting Index IndexMarpa Index