Lowrance electronic HDS-7, HDS-5 manual Bearing alignment, To select Heading up orientation

Settings

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

Bow of ship is lined up with	Bearing line aligned with
the tip of a peninsula; the	peninsula, matching the
bearing line is not.	alignment of the bow.

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.

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