Lowrance HDS-5 User manual

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.

ZOUT

Zooms in the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages.

ZIN

Press to return to a previous screen, clear data and

close menus. Pressing Exit on the Chart page will

quickly switch between displaying the boat symbol

and the last cursor position.

EXIT

Press to save data, change values and accept menu

commands; also acts as a short cut key for important

functions such as saving a waypoint at the cursor

position on the Chart page.

ENTER

Accesses the features available on each page.

Press to select the page (screen) to display or to access utilities such as

the waypoints list and celestial table. Press and hold to switch control

between the panels and combo (split screen) pages.

PAGES

Press to turn the unit on, adjust the backlight or place the unit in low

power (standby) mode. Press and hold to turn the unit off.

LIGHT

POWER

Activates cursor on Chart page. Press up, down, left

or right to move the cursor.

Arrow

Keypad

Press to save a waypoint at your current GPS position. Press and hold

to search for waypoints and other points of interest (POI's) or quickly

access waypoints, routes and trails..

WPT

FIND

Creating a Man Overboard (MOB) position:

• Press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time to create a

MOB waypoint with a line to your boat position.

Quick Start Guide

HDS-5 & HDS-7

To view a page:

1. From any screen press PAGES to access the Pages screen.

Select the page display. Chart / Sonar will display a Chart and Sonar2.

combo page.

To 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 to adjust the panel size.

To add a Data or Gauge overlay to a page:

1. From the Pages screen select the page you want to add or Edit data

display for, press the MENU key. Select Edit data overlay.

When the page appears press2. ENTER to add data or MENU to

access options, or follow the on screen instructions.

MMC / SD card slot

The MMC card slot door has a magnetic latch. In-

sert cards face up. Always use care when insert-

ing MMC cards. Forcing cards into the slot could

cause damage. Make sure the MMC card slot door

is always closed. This will help to prevent mois-

ture from getting into the card slot compartment.

Pages screen

To Navigate to a Point of Interest on the Chart page:

From the Chart page, center the1.

cursor over a point of interest.

Press the MENU key. The Chart

menu will appear.

From the Chart menu select2. Go

to Cursor, press ENTER. The unit

will begin navigating to the cursor

position on the Chart page.

To stop Navigating to a Point of Interest or any other destination:

From the Chart menu select1. Navigation and press ENTER.

Highlight and select2. Cancel from the submenu. To reset your

cross-track (of course) error, select Restart Navigation from the

submenu.

Go To Cursor / Cancel Navigation

To Create Waypoint at current position:

Press the1. WPT/Find key to create a waypoint at the your current

position.

To Create Waypoint at the Cursor position on Chart page:

Place the cursor on the Chart1.

page where you want to set the

waypoint, press the ENTER key.

The New Waypoint menu will

appear.

Select2. Save from the New

Waypoint menu.

Waypoints screen

To view stored waypoints go to the

Waypoints screen in the Utilities page. From

the Waypoints screen you can view and edit

stored waypoints.

Waypoints

To view POI information on the Chart page:

Select a POI on the Chart page with the cursor. A pop-up box will1.

appear identifying the POI. Press the MENU key. The Chart menu

will appear.

Select Info from the Chart menu, press2. ENTER. The Chart Info

screen will appear.

To view additional information about the POI, select3. Details. The

Information screen will appear.

Chart POI information

Routes

To create a Route from the Chart page:

Press the1. MENU key and select New Route from the Chart menu.

Press ENTER.

Follow the on screen instructions.2.

Press the3. MENU key to open the Edit route menu. Select Save and

press ENTER. The route will be saved to the Routes screen.

From the Routes screen highlight the route and select4. Start. The

Start Route message box will appear, select either Forward or

Reverse.

To adjust Sensitivity and Colorline:

From the Sonar page press the1. MENU key. The Sonar menu will

appear. From the Sonar menu select Adjust.

The Sensitivity adjustment menu will appear. Use the left and right2.

arrows to make adjustments.

To adjust Colorline use the up or down arrows to select the Colorline3.

menu. Use the left or right arrows to make adjustments.

Cursor

When the cursor is active on screen use the History bar to scroll the Sonar

page back and view previous sonar returns. When the cursor is on screen the

sonar does not show real time sonar returns.

Cursor depth Fish arches Brush pile

Sonar

Information at

cursor's position. Range scale Amplitude

scope

History bar

NOTE: The unit is set up for optimal automatic operation

under most conditions. For use in thick weeds or very deep

water, and a number of other shing situations, a range of

special Fishing Mode settings are available. Consult the

user's manual for more details.

To mark an Underwater object with a Waypoint:

From the Sonar page, press the Arrow1.

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 Waypoints screen or

the Chart page.

To select a Sonar page Palette:

From the Sonar page press the1. MENU key. The Sonar

menu will appear. Select View in the Sonar menu to

open the View submenu.

From the View submenu select2. Palette. The Palette

menu has 12 sonar screen categories, including

Grayscale, Nightview and Iceview.

Sonar page Split screen options

To select a Zoom, Bottom Lock or Flasher split screen

display:

From the Sonar page press the1. MENU

key. The Sonar menu will appear.

Select View in the Sonar menu to open

the View submenu.

From the View submenu select2. Split

to open the Split (screen) menu. The

Split screen options are: No split,

Zoom, Bottom Lock and Flasher.

To view and control two Frequencies at

once:

Press1. PAGES to access the Pages

screen. From the Pages screen Sonar

options select + Sonar combo pages.

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