Lowrance HDS-5x User manual
Fish Finding Sonar
988-0176-00B
Operations Guide
HDS-5x
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Contents
Table of contents
Introduction ....................................................................................... 3
Getting Started................................................................................. 5
Turning on the Unit..................................................................................... 5
Keypad ....................................................................................................... 5
Backlight .................................................................................................... 5
Cursor ........................................................................................................ 5
Language ................................................................................................... 5
Menus ........................................................................................................ 6
Selecting a Fishing Mode .......................................................................... 6
Entering Letters in Text Boxes................................................................... 7
Restore Defaults ........................................................................................ 8
Pages................................................................................................. 9
Pages Screen ............................................................................................ 9
Data Overlay ............................................................................................ 10
Conguration menu ................................................................................. 14
Sonar Page .............................................................................................. 16
Radar Page.............................................................................................. 17
Info Page.................................................................................................. 17
Utilities ..................................................................................................... 22
Displaying Combo Pages ........................................................................ 24
Sonar Operation............................................................................. 27
Viewing Sonar History ............................................................................. 27
Sonar Menu ............................................................................................. 28
Sonar Options.......................................................................................... 31
Palette...................................................................................................... 32
Log Sonar Data........................................................................................ 34
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Contents
Radar Operation............................................................................. 37
Radar menu ............................................................................................. 37
Cursor position window............................................................................ 43
Radar Overlay.......................................................................................... 43
Settings Menu ................................................................................. 45
Sonar Settings Menu ............................................................................... 52
Manual Mode ........................................................................................... 53
Fishing Modes ......................................................................................... 54
Installation Menu...................................................................................... 55
Keel Offset ............................................................................................... 55
Radar Settings Menu ............................................................................... 59
Fuel .......................................................................................................... 66
Alarms...................................................................................................... 70
Trails......................................................................................................... 72
Units......................................................................................................... 73
Network.................................................................................................... 74
Vessels..................................................................................................... 81
Simulator.................................................................................................. 83
Specications.................................................................................. 87
Unit Care .......................................................................................... 88
Troubleshooting.............................................................................. 89
Index ................................................................................................. 97
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing from Lowrance, the industry leader in marine technology.
This manual is packaged with a Quick Start Guide, Installation Guide, License and
Warranty booklet and NMEA 2000 Networks Installation Instructions. If any of
these documents are missing, you may acquire them via a free download at www.
lowrance.com or by contacting customer service.
Lowrance Customer Service
12000 E Skelly Dr
Tulsa, OK 74128
(800) 324-1356
Canada (800) 661-3983 or (905) 629-1614
About this manual
This manual documents how to adjust features and options in your display unit. The
information in each section follows the same sequence as your display unit’s menus.
If you would like information on how to get the most out of your unit, visit our web
site, www.lowrance.com; click on the Support tab and select Tips and Tutorials.
Manual Conventions
When you are instructed to press a button in this manual, the button will be shown
in all caps and bold text like — MENU, EXIT, ENTER, etc. If you are instructed
to select an item from a menu, the item to be selected will be listed in bold like —
Brightness, Key beeps, etc.
For example: Press MENU, select Language and press ENTER.
Introduction
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 main-
tain full surveillance of all pertinent driving, boating or
ying conditions at all times. An accident or collision re-
sulting 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
Lowrance HDS-5x Sonar
ZOUT: Zoom out to see more of the map with less detail
ZIN: Zoom in to see less of the map with more detail
MOB: Pressing ZOUT and ZIN at the same time will set a man overboard waypoint
LIGHT/POWER:
controls backlight
level & turns the
unit on/off
MMC/SD Card slot: insert
MMC/SD and high-detail
mapping cards here
FREQ: changes transducer
frequency
EXIT: cancels
entries, closes
menus & windows;
toggles between
cursor position and
chart location on
Chart page
KEYPAD: move the
cursor, scroll through
menus, adjust features,
view sonar/GPS history
MENU: opens
context &
settings menus
PAGES: opens Pages
menu; selects active
panel for combo
display
ENTER: nalize
menu selections;
shortcut key for
functions like saving
a waypoint at cursor
position
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Getting Started
Turning on the Unit
Press the POWER/LIGHT key to turn on the unit. If the unit is not connected to
a transducer, the unit will start up in simulator mode. To turn off the unit,
press the POWER/LIGHT key for three seconds.
Keypad
This unit’s keypad can be used in two ways. Pressing the arrow sym-
bols on the keypad will move the cursor in the corresponding direc-
tion on the screen and allow you to scroll through menus.
Backlight
Tap the LIGHT/POWER key to make adjustments to the
backlight level and open the Backlight Menu. To turn on Night
Mode from the menu, highlight Night Mode and press ENTER.
Night mode optimizes the display for low light conditions.
Cursor
Use the unit’s keypad to move the cursor around the display, select onscreen objects,
highlight data items and view sonar history. Press EXIT to remove the cursor from
the screen.
Language
Selects language used for menus, text boxes and messages.
To select a language:
Press1. MENU twice.
Select2. System and press ENTER
Highlight3. Language and press ENTER.
4. Use the keypad to select a language
and press ENTER.
Getting Started
Keypad
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Getting Started
Menus
This unit has a Settings menu, a Pages screen and several context
menus. The Settings menu provides access to the settings menus for
the three main operation modes: Sonar and Radar. The Settings menu
is accessed by pressing MENU twice.
The Pages screen allows you to select a page to be shown on the
display. Utilities are also accessed from the Pages screen. Press the
PAGES key to select a page.
Each page has its own context menu which allows you to access
functions for that page. Context menus are accessible only when its
corresponding page is displayed. The Sonar Menu, for example, will
only be available when the Sonar Page is on the display. To access a
context menu, select the desired page and press the MENU key.
Closing Menus
Press the EXIT key to close a menu. Repeatedly pressing EXIT will close all menus,
taking you back to the main screen.
Selecting a Fishing Mode
Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages
of sonar settings geared to specic shing conditions.
To select a shing mode:
Press1. MENU twice.
Select2. Sonar and press ENTER.
Highlight3. Fishing Mode and press ENTER.
Select the desired shing mode and press 4.
ENTER.
Radar menu
Sonar menu
Pages screen
Settings
menu
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Getting Started
Fishing Mode Options
General Use Bottom brown/blue background; 50% ping speed
Shallow Water Bottom brown/white background; best suited for
depths less than 100 feet
Fresh Water Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
Deep Water Deep Blue; 50% ping speed; 50kHz is primary
transducer frequency
Slow Trolling Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
Fast Trolling Bottom brown/white background; slightly lower chart
speed
Clear Water Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
Brackish Water Bottom brown/blue background; higher ASP; slightly
lower chart speed
Entering Letters in Text Boxes
This unit has some features and functions that may
require you to enter data in a text box.
To enter data in a text box:
Highlight the text box and press 1. ENTER.
A keyboard will appear on the screen.
Use the keypad to highlight the rst 2.
character and press ENTER. Repeat
this step until all characters have been
entered.
Highlight3. OK and press ENTER. Keyboard window
Keypad button controls
uppercase & lowercase
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Getting Started
Restore Defaults
The Restore Defaults command switches the unit back to the settings it had when
you purchased it (default settings).
To Restore Defaults:
Press1. MENU twice.
Select2. System and press ENTER.
Highlight3. Restore Defaults and press
ENTER. A conrmation message will
appear.
Select4. Yes and press ENTER.
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Pages
Pages Screen
Consists of four page icons that scroll horizontally around the Pages menu. To view the pages screen,
press the PAGES key.
Selecting Pages
Pressing the keypad left or right will move the page icons around the menu. To select a page, move
the desired page icon to the center of the screen.
When selected, the page name will be highlighted in blue at the top of a list of combo display options.
Its icon, will be framed by a blue border below the list. To display the page, press ENTER.
Pages
With Sonar selected, unit will
display a full sonar screen
Combo
display
options
allows you
to display a
split screen
Sonar icon rotated to center of
page; has blue border indicating
it is the selected page option
Page Icons
Page icons
rotate around
the circular
Pages
menu
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