Software updates for your unit | Lowrance electronic HDS-10, HDS-8M

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Software updates for your unit

Occassionally check the Lowrance website for free software upgrades for your unit. Go to www.lowrance.com for the software upgrades. Select the Downloads option from the grey menu bar near the top of the Lowrance website homepage. The Downloads screen will appear. Select Products Software Updates from the list on the left side of the screen. The Products Software Updates screen will appear. Scroll through the Product list and select your unit to download the software update.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT RESTRICTED OPERATION OUTSIDE OF THE AMERICAS

Units designed for sale in the Americas will have limited Language and Units functionality outside of a zone defined as 30 degrees West longitude on the East and the International Date Line on the West. Language options will be restricted to English (US) only and Units will be restricted to non-metric measures.

Units sold with Enhanced US Basemap, Nautic Insight, Lake Insight or Insight USA units are impacted and will not have this functionality outside of the defined region. Units sold with WorldWide Basemap will function without these restrictions.

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Lowrance electronic HDS-8M, HDS-10M Software updates for your unit, Copyright 2011 Navico All Rights Reserved

Contents

HDS-8, HDS-10, HDS-8m & HDS-10m Software updates for your unit Copyright 2011 Navico All Rights Reserved Table of contents Contents 2D and Shaded Relief 115 Manual Conventions IntroductionAbout this manual HDS-8/10 and HDS-8m/10m HDS-8/10 & HDS-8m/10m Getting Started Closing Menus LanguageMenus To select a language To select Chart data Selecting Chart DataSelecting a Fishing Mode To select a fishing mode Entering Letters in Text Boxes Restore DefaultsTo Restore Defaults Softkeys Using softkeys Active cursor Selecting Pages PagesPages Screen To save over saved pages Saving pagesTo save pages To clear saved 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 Page Sonar units only ChartOn the Chart Page you can On the Sonar Page you can On the Radar Page you can Radar Page optionalInfo On the Info Page you can Edit Info menuDashboards To select info To edit gauge displayEdit Info menu To remove a source To Configure LimitsTo add source Add Dashboard Change LayoutTo change layout To add a dashboard Utilities SettingsTo access Utilities Utilities To delete data files/sonar logs Data files/Sonar logsTo copy data files/sonar logs To display a combo Displaying Combo PagesSelecting an Active Panel To display multiple panels Adjust Panel SizesDisplaying Multiple Panels Sonar units only To adjust panel sizes To access the Sonar Sonar Operation HDS-8 & 10 only Sensitivity Sonar MenuAuto Sensitivity Frequency ColorlineRange Split Stop Sonar AdjustTo Adjust Sensitivity and Colorline Custom Upper and Lower Limits To set Upper and Lower LimitsSonar Options Ping Speed To select a Palette PaletteTo select a Split option Amplitude Scope Temperature GraphDepth Line Zoom Bars Fish ID Measure DistanceLog Sonar Data To select a Fish ID option To input filename To select Save to or Bytes per Sounding Source Start LoggingTo stop logging To share/receive sonar data Previous image shows items you will see on the chart Chart OperationTo access the Chart Find Current Position Chart menuChart Options menu Waypoints Selecting POIs on Chart page with CursorTo select a Chart page POI Go To Cursor Waypoint menu Create Waypoint from ChartTo create a Waypoint at the cursors position To create a Waypoint at the Vessels position Waypoints screen Waypoints screen menu Waypoint Information screen Waypoints screen, Search for Waypoint by nameWaypoints screen, Sort Waypoints To Search for Waypoint by Name Edit Waypoint menu Editing a Waypoint on the ChartTo Edit a Waypoint from the Chart Edit Waypoint icon and color To Edit Waypoint depth or alarm radiusEdit Waypoint name, description, position or depth To Edit Waypoint name or description Routes Create Route from ChartTo Create a New Route from the Chart Routes screen To Display / Hide Route Routes screen menuTo Edit Route To Search for Route by Name To Insert, Edit or Remove Waypoints from a RouteTo Navigate Route from Routes screen Trails screen menu TrailsTrails screen To Create a New Trail New Trail menuEdit Trail menu To edit a Trail name Trail line Color options Measuring Distances on ChartTo select/deselect Measure feature To search for specific Chart page item Find Chart itemTo search for Chart page POI using coordinates Search by Coordinates Map Orientation To change Chart page orientationTo select / deselect the Look Ahead feature Look Ahead 2D and Shaded Relief Chart categoriesTo select / deselect Chart Categories Shaded Relief only available on U.S. Insight models To turn on radar overlay Chart page Icons, Tides and CurrentsRadar Overlay To view Navionics data NavionicsRadar Options To change Navionics Settings Navionics Settings menuNavionics Settings and Options Platinum or Platinum Plus charts To access the Radar Radar Operation optional Radar menu Adjust menuTo access the Adjust menu Radar State To select Auto Gain Auto GainLow, Medium and High Position Sea ClutterAcquire Targets To change the PPI position Symbology Offset EBL/VRM menu AdjustTo adjust an EBL/VRM To select an EBL/VRM Guard Zones Data Box Radar Overlay Using the Adjust menuTo choose alarm trigger vessels entering or exiting zones To turn on a Guard Zone System Settings MenuTo access the System menu Language Key Beeps To change Key Beep settingsTo change Text Size Time optional To select a Datum To change magnetic variation settingsDatum Coord System Satellites To save screen captures to MMC/SD card Screen CaptureTo take a screen capture To adjust Waypoint, Hardware and Radar settings Restore DefaultsTo access Advanced Settings Advanced Pages Navigation To select a Logging Type TrailsLogging Type Distance Period To set Time Period To set up phantom loranTime Period Phantom Loran To access the Chart Settings Menu Chart Settings MenuChart Data Range Rings Waypoints Popup InformationGrid Lines To use Heading Extension Trails Hide ChartRoutes Noise Rejection Sonar Settings HDS-8 &10Network Sonar Surface Clarity Scroll Speed Manual ModeTo adjust Surface Clarity Fishing Modes Keel Offset Installation MenuReset Fishing Mode To calibrate Water Speed Water Speed CalibrationTo set Keel Offset Water Speed Averaging Temperature CalibrationTemperature Averaging To select a Water Averaging interval To select a Transducer Type To select a Temperature Averaging intervalTransducer Type Target Trails Radar Settings Menu optionalTarget Expansion Palette Threshold North IndicatorOrientation To change Map Orientation Bearings Range MarkersCompass Marpa To set T/M or R Selecting Marpa targets To adjust CPA and Tcpa settingsCanceling 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 To select Heading up orientation Installation Adjustment MenuBearing alignment Range offset To Adjust Bearing AlignmentTo Adjust Range Offset Antenna Height Fast scan mode BR24 Radar onlyTo Adjust Antenna Height Tune Sidelobe suppression BR24 only Reset Radar to Factory DefaultsTo make manual adjustments Sidelobe suppres- sion To input fuel added FuelRefuel To set tank to full To calibrate engines Fuel Used Vessel Setup100 101 Engine/Tank ConfigurationTo select engine-tank configuration To input tank size 102 AlarmsTo enable/disable an Alarm 103 Siren EnabledUnits Network 104 105 106 107 Configuring DevicesTo configure a device name or device tank size 108 To configure device locationTo access calibration instructions Instance 109 DiagnosticsTo configure serial ports Nmea 2000 receive/send waypoint 110 Mmsi Maritime Mobile Service IdentityTo access Nmea 0183 Output screen Nmea 0183 Output 111 Simulator Demo ModeTo choose a Demo Mode 112 113 To select a route 114Route Set Start Position Specifications HDS-8/8m & HDS-10/10m 115 Unit Care 116 Unit freezes, locks up, or operates erratically TroubleshootingUnit won’t turn on Weak bottom echo, erratic readings or no fish returns 118 No fish arches when Fish I.D. is turned off 119 Noise 120 GPS Not Accurate 121 122 Cards not Read by UnitCurrent Position not on the Screen Radar won’t Start Up Update the SoftwareReset the Unit 123 124 Index 125 126 EBL/VRM 127 128 Navico Databases License Agreement Databases Limited Warranty