Lowrance electronic HDS-5X manual

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Lowrance electronic HDS-5X operation manual

Contents

HDS-5x Copyright 2011 Navico All Rights Reserved Table of contents Contents Introduction About this manual Manual Conventions Lowrance HDS-5x Sonar Getting Started Closing Menus LanguageMenus To select a language Entering Letters in Text Boxes Selecting a Fishing ModeTo select a fishing mode To enter data in a text box Restore Defaults To Restore Defaults Pages Pages ScreenSelecting Pages Data Overlay To access Edit Overlay menuEdit Mode Data Overlay menu Select Data Move or Placing a GaugeTo move/place a gauge Type Size Limits To add a source Configuration menuAdd Source To remove add source data Sonar On the Sonar Page you can On the Radar Page you can Radar Page optionalInfo On the Info Page you can Info menu DashboardsEdit To edit gauge display Edit Info menuTo select info To Configure Limits To add sourceTo remove a source Add Dashboard Change LayoutTo change layout To add a dashboard Utilities SettingsTo access Utilities Utilities Displaying Combo Pages Selecting an Active PanelTo display a combo To display multiple panels Adjust Panel SizesDisplaying Multiple Panels Left the Info page on the right To adjust panel sizes To access the Sonar Sonar Operation Sonar Menu Auto SensitivitySensitivity Frequency ColorlineRange Split Adjust To Adjust Sensitivity and ColorlineStop Sonar Custom Upper and Lower Limits To set Upper and Lower LimitsSonar Options Ping Speed Palette To select a Split optionTo select a Palette Amplitude Scope Temperature GraphDepth Line Zoom Bars To select a Fish ID option Measure DistanceFish ID To Measure distance To share/receive sonar data To access the Radar Radar Operation optional Radar menu Adjust menuTo access the Adjust menu Radar State Auto Gain Low, Medium and HighTo select Auto Gain Position Sea ClutterAcquire Targets To change the PPI position Symbology Look Ahead EBL/VRM menu AdjustTo adjust an EBL/VRM To select an EBL/VRM Guard Zones Data Box To turn on a Guard Zone Using the Adjust menuTo choose alarm trigger vessels entering or exiting zones To change the shape of Guard Zones System Settings MenuTo access the System menu Language Key Beeps To change Key Beep settingsTo change Text Size Time optional To take a screen capture Restore DefaultsScreen Capture Advanced Pages To access Advanced SettingsTo adjust cursor settings About Noise Rejection Sonar SettingsNetwork Sonar Surface Clarity Manual Mode To adjust Surface ClarityScroll Speed Fishing Modes Installation Menu Reset Fishing ModeKeel Offset Water Speed Calibration To set Keel OffsetTo calibrate Water Speed Water Speed Averaging Temperature CalibrationTemperature Averaging To select a Water Averaging interval To select a Temperature Averaging interval Transducer TypeTo select a Transducer Type Target Trails Radar Settings Menu optionalTarget Expansion Palette Threshold North IndicatorOrientation To change Map Orientation Compass Range RingsRange Markers Bearings Marpa To set T/M or R To adjust CPA and Tcpa settings Canceling Marpa targetsSelecting Marpa targets Marpa Settings To cancel individual targetsTo cancel all targets To select history length To set Marpa target alarm InstallationTarget Alarms To access Radar Installation menu Installation Adjustment Menu Bearing alignmentTo select Heading up orientation To Adjust Bearing Alignment To Adjust Range OffsetRange offset Antenna Height Fast scan mode BR24 Radar onlyTo Adjust Antenna Height Tune Reset Radar to Factory Defaults Manually adjusting Sidelobe suppressionSidelobe suppression BR24 only Fuel RefuelTo input fuel added To set tank to full To calibrate engines Vessel Setup Fuel Used To input tank size Engine/Tank ConfigurationTo select engine-tank configuration Calibrate Alarms To enable/disable an Alarm Siren Enabled Units Network Auto ConfigureTo auto configure a network Data Sources To Rename a data source Data Source menuRename New To select a scope Reset Global and Reset LocalTo reset global or local sources Device List Configuring Devices To configure a device name or device tank size Instance To configure device locationTo access calibration instructions Calibrating devices To view waypoints DiagnosticsNmea 2000 receive/send waypoint Serial Ports To configure serial ports To access Nmea 0183 Output screenNmea 0183 Output To choose a Demo Mode To adjust CPA or Tcpa settingsDemo Mode Simulator Specifications HDS-5x General Cleaning the screen Unit Care Unit freezes, locks up, or operates erratically TroubleshootingUnit won’t turn on Weak bottom echo, erratic readings or no fish returns Troubleshooting No fish arches when Fish I.D. is turned off Noise Update the Software Reset the UnitRadar won’t Start Up Troubleshooting Index Index Marpa Index