Lowrance electronic HDS-5 manual

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  • Page 1

    HDS works very much like previous Lowrance products but there are some changes that make it even easier to use. Read this guide to quickly familiarize yourself with your new display . For more details on any of the features mentioned here consult the user's manual. Function keys Pub. 988-0176-04A Zooms out the Radar , Sonar and Chart pages. ZO[...]

  • Page 2

    T o view a page: 1. From any screen press P AGES to access the Pages screen. Select the page display . Chart / Sonar will display a Chart and Sonar 2. combo page. T o adjust Panel sizes on a Combo page: 1. From the Pages screen select the Combo page option you want to view , press the MENU key . Select Adjust panel sizes . Use the on screen button [...]

  • Page 3

    T o Navigate to a Point of Interest on the Chart page: From the Chart page, center the 1. cursor over a point of interest. Press the MENU key . The Chart menu will appear . From the Chart menu select 2. Go to Cursor , press ENTER . The unit will begin navigating to the cursor position on the Chart page. T o stop Navigating to a Point of Interest or[...]

  • Page 4

    T o view POI information on the Chart page: Select a POI on the Chart page with the cursor . A pop-up box will 1. appear identifying the POI. Press the MENU key . The Chart menu will appear . Select Info from the Chart menu, press 2. ENTER . The Chart Info screen will appear . T o view additional information about the POI, select 3. Details . The I[...]

  • Page 5

    T o adjust Sensitivity and Colorline: From the Sonar page press the 1. MENU key . The Sonar menu will appear . From the Sonar menu select Adjust . The Sensitivity adjustment menu will appear . Use the left and right 2. arrows to make adjustments. T o adjust Colorline use the up or down arrows to select the Colorline 3. menu. Use the left or right a[...]

  • Page 6

    T o mark an Underwater object with a Waypoint: From the Sonar page, press the Arrow 1. keypad to activate the cursor . Use the Arrow keypad to center the cursor over the underwater object, press ENTER . A waypoint will be created at the cursor's position on the Sonar page. The waypoint can be viewed from either the W aypoints screen or the Cha[...]