Lowrance Mark-4 HDI User manual
Installation & Operation
manual
Mark-4 HDI & Elite-4 HDI
Operation manual
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the right to do so without notice. All features and specications subject to change without notice.
Compliance Statements
Lowrance Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
• complies with CE under RTTE directive 1999/5/EC
• complies with the requirements of level 2 devices of the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic
Compatibility) standard 2008
The relevant Declaration of Conformity information is available on the this unit’s product page at www.lowrance.com.
WARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible for operating
the vehicle in a safe manner. Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance of all pertinent driving or
boating conditions at all times. An accident or collision resulting in damage to property, personal injury or
death could occur if the operator of a GPS-equipped vehicle fails to pay full attention to travel conditions
and vehicle operation while the vehicle is in motion.
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Introduction...................................... 3
Unit Controls............................................ 3
Basic Operation............................... 5
Setup wizard............................................ 5
Pages ......................................................5
Selecting Pages.......................................5
Page menus ............................................5
Fishing Modes .........................................8
Cursor...................................................... 9
Goto cursor.............................................. 9
Advanced Mode ....................................10
Standby mode .......................................10
Restore defaults ....................................10
Pages...............................................11
Steer Page............................................. 11
Sonar Page............................................ 11
DownScan page ...................................12
Chart Page ............................................12
Combo pages ........................................13
Overlay Data..........................................14
DownScan Operation .................... 16
Trackback .............................................16
Ping Speed............................................18
DownScan options.................................19
Sonar Operation ............................ 21
Trackback ..............................................21
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Sensitivity ..............................................23
Colorline ................................................23
Range....................................................23
Frequency .............................................24
Ping Speed............................................24
Fish ID ..................................................26
DownScan options.................................26
Sonar Settings.......................................27
Chart Operation ............................. 30
Waypoints, Routes, Trails......................31
Routes Screen....................................... 33
Trails Screen .........................................37
Orientation............................................. 39
Overlay Data..........................................39
Settings..................................................39
Chart Settings........................................ 40
Navigation Settings ..................................41
AIS................................................... 43
AIS Setup ..............................................43
Target symbols ......................................44
Viewing AIS target information ..............45
Settings .......................................... 46
System...................................................46
Saving Screenshots...............................48
Alarms ..................................................48
Specications ................................ 50
Index ............................................... 51
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Introduction | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI Introduction | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
Getting Started
Turn unit
on/o
To turn on/o the unit, press and hold
the LIGHT/POWER key for three
seconds.
Man
Overboard
waypoint
Press the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT
keys at the same time to set a Man
Overboard waypoint. Your system will
automatically create an active route
back to the MOB waypoint. You must
cancel navigation to terminate the
function.
Adjusting
the
backlight
This unit has 11 backlight levels. Press
the LIGHT/POWER key to switch
backlight levels.
Muting
Audio
Select Audio from the System menu.
Select Mute and press ENTER.
Unit Controls
LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level
and turns unit on/o
KEYPAD: controls cursor & selects items
on menus
PAGES: allows you to select a page to view
MENU: opens settings, context and page
menus
ENTER: nalizes menu selections; save
waypoint at cursor position
MOB: press and hold both Zoom keys to
create a Man Overboard waypoint
ZOOM KEYS: (+) used to zoom in; (-)
used to zoom out
microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save
screen captures, sonar logs, waypoints, routes and
trails; or insert a microSD mapping card to use
mapping data
Introduction
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Inserting microSD cards
Carefully slide the microSD card into the slot until
it clicks into place.
To remove, carefully push in the card until it clicks
out of place.
Conventional sonar and DownScan
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and DownScan.
Refer to the “Sonar Operation” section for
information about conventional sonar features and
settings.
DownScan features and settings are covered in the
“DownScan Operation” section.
Conventional DownScan
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Selecting Pages
To select a page, press the keypad in the direction
of the desired page and press ENTER.
Page menus
The Steer, DownScan, Sonar and Chart pages have
menus that can only be accessed when those
pages are displayed.
Setup wizard
The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is
turned on for the rst time. To choose your own
settings, do not run the setup wizard. To restart the
Setup wizard, restore defaults.
Pages
This unit has eight pages: Steer, DownScan, Sonar,
Chart, Chart/Sonar, Chart/DownScan, Sonar/
DownScan and Chart/Sonar/DownScan.
Steer page
Steer menu
Pages dialog
Basic Operation
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Combo pages
Press the PAGES key twice to switch active
panels. The page menu for the active page will be
displayed when the MENU key is pressed.
Accessing the Settings menu
Chart page
Chart menu
DownScan page DownScan menu
Sonar page Sonar menu
Two-panel page Three-panel page
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On/Off features
Select an on/o menu item and
press ENTER to turn it on/o.
Dropdown menus
Access the dropdown
menu and press the
keypad up/down to select
the desired item and press
ENTER.
Dialogs
Dialogs are used for user input or
for presenting information to the
user. Depending on the type of
entry, dierent methods are used
to conrm, cancel or close the
dialog.
Accessing menu items
The keypad and ENTER key are used to select
menu items and open submenus. Use the keypad
to highlight the desired item and press ENTER.
Working with menus
There are several menu types used to make
adjustments to options and settings, including
scrollbars, on/o features and dropdown menus.
Scrollbars
Select the scrollbar and press the
keypad left (decrease) or right
(increase).
NOTE: Press the MENU key to exit
menus.
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Fishing Modes
(Conventional sonar only)
Fishing modes enhance the performance of your
unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings
geared to specic shing conditions.
Switches keyboard
between ALPHA and
QWERTY layout
Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase
Entering text
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.
To input text:
1. Use the keypad to select the desired
character and press ENTER.
2. Repeat Step 1 for each character.
3. When entry is completed, highlight OK
and press ENTER.
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