Lowrance electronic HDS-10M, HDS-8M Installation Menu, Keel Offset, Reset Fishing Mode

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.

Keel Offset

Sonar Installation menu

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.

Transducer Keel

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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