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HDS-5x
Fish Finding Sonar
Operation manual
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Copyright © 2011 Navico All Rights Reserved Lowrance® and Navico® are registered trademarks of Navico. Navionics® is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. NMEA 2000® is a registered trademark of the National Marine Electronics Association. Navico may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. All features and specifications subject to change without notice.
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Contents Table of contents Introduction ....................................................................................... 3 Getting Started ................................................................................. 5 Turning on the Unit .................................................... ................................. 5 Setup wizard .............................................................................................. 5 Keypad ...........................................
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Contents Radar Operation (optional) ........................................................... 33 Radar menu .............................................................................................34 Adjust menu .............................................................................................34 Guard Zones ............................................................................................39 Settings Menu ................................................................
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Introduction Introduction About this manual Thank you for purchasing from Lowrance, the industry leader in marine technology. 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 instr
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Introduction Lowrance HDS-5x Sonar ZOUT: Zooms out the screen so you can see more of the water column ZIn: Zooms in the screen, allowing you to get a closer look at desired returns KEYPAD: used to move the cursor, scroll through menus, adjust features and view sonar history enTeR: confirms menu selections exIT: cancels entries, closes menus & windows; PAGeS: opens Pages menu; hold down the Pages key to switch active panels when viewing combo pages MenU: opens context & LIGHT/POWER:
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Getting Started Getting Started Turning on the Unit Press the POWER/LIGHT key to turn on the unit. To turn off the unit, press the POWER/LIGHT key, select Power Off and press enTeR. Setup wizard The Setup wizard will appear when unit is turned on for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard. To restart the Setup wizard, re- store defaults. Keypad Keypad This unit’s keypad can be used in two ways. Pressing the arrow symbols on the keypad will move the curso
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Getting Started Language Selects language used for menus, text boxes and messages. To select a language: 1. Press MenU twice. 2. Select System and press enTeR 3. Highlight Language and press enTeR. 4. Use the keypad to select a language and press enTeR. 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 main operation modes: Sonar and Radar. The Settings menu is accessed by pressing MenU twice.
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Getting Started Selecting a Fishing Mode Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. To select a fishing mode: 1. Press MenU twice. 2. Select Sonar and press enTeR. 3. Highlight Fishing Mode and press enTeR. 4. Select the desired fishing mode and press enTeR. Fishing Depth Settings Palette Mode General Use ≤1,000 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/ blue background Shallow Water ≤ 60 ft 75% Ping spe
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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). To Restore Defaults: 1. Press MenU twice. 2. Select System and press enTeR . 3. Highlight Restore Defaults and press enTeR . 4. Select each item you want to restore or delete and press enTeR . 5. Select OK and press enTeR . 8
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Pages Pages Page icons With Sonar selected, unit will rotate around display a full sonar screen the circular Pages menu Combo display options allows you to display a split screen Sonar icon rotated to center of Page Icons page; has blue border indicating it is the selected page option Pages Screen Consists of 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
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Pages Data Overlay Data overlay is information you can display on top of the page screen, allowing you to customize each page with desired data. Data Overlay menu Every page option has its own Data Overlay menu. The menu allows you to edit, add or remove overlay data from the display. To access Data Overlay menu, select a page option and press MenU. Edit Overlay menu Accesses data overlay options for all the unit’s page screens. To access Edit Overlay menu: 1. Select Edit data overlay fro
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Pages Move or Placing a Gauge The Move gauge command allows you to move data overlay to any position on the screen. When you use the Place gauge command, the gauge will be locked in its current position. To move/place a gauge: 1. Press the enTeR key when the gauge is in edit mode. Four directional arrows will appear. 2. Use the keypad to move the gauge into the desired location. 3. Press enTeR to place the gauge. Select Data Used to select data that will be shown on the data overlay di
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Pages Digital format Size Analog format Selects the size of the data overlay display. Data overlay can be displayed in four sizes. With the gauge in edit mode (shaded in blue) press the ZOOM OUT key to increase overlay size; press the ZOOM In key to decrease overlay size. Small digital gauge Large analog gauge Limits Controls the number scale used on data overlay gauges and selects warning thresholds. Changing the limits on an analog or bar gauge removes unnecessary numbers from the gauge
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Pages Configuration menu Allows you to Add/Remove sources and adjust Bezel, Caption and Invert Text Settings. Other configuration menu options are covered previously in the section. To access the Configuration menu, highlight Configuration on the Edit Overlay menu and press enTeR. Configuration Settings Adds a bezel to the data overlay gauge, making it easier to Bezel see against certain backgrounds Caption Allows you to add/remove data label from gauge Invert Text Changes appearance of da
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Pages Sonar Page Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit’s screen. On the right side of the screen, the Amplitude Scope bar previews echoes about to appear on the display. The sonar page supports multiple splitscreen views and 14 color palette settings. Sonar display options are covered in more detail in the Sonar Operation section. On the Sonar Page you can: • Move the cursor to any location on the screen to get a depth reading • Show fish echoes as fish symbols
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Pages Radar Page (optional) Displays the PPI (Position Plan Indicator) screen, Range Rings and the cursor. The PPI can be shifted to show more of a desired portion of the screen (Look Ahead, Center & Offset) and the color palette can be changed to show returns in white, yellow, black or green. The radar page is covered in more detail in the Radar Operation section. On the Radar Page you can: • Overlay compass data, range rings and EBL/VRMs on display • Choose screen orientation from He
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Pages Info menu Controls Info page data, page layout and data display format selection. To access the Data menu, press MenU while on the Info page. Dashboards Layout templates that are customized with selected data and saved for on-the-water viewing. You can customize a different layout template for each dashboard or add custom data to the same layout template and save it as a different dashboard each time. Vessel layout Navigation Layout Angler Layout NOTE: You can toggle through the dash
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Pages To edit gauge display: 1. Use the keypad to select the gauge you want to edit and press enTeR. The Select Info menu will appear. 2. Use the keypad to select a data category and press enTeR. A list of subcategories will appear. 3. Select the desired subcategory and press enTeR. 4. Press MenU. The Edit Info menu will appear. 5. Select Save and press enTeR. Editing data on an analog Editing data on a digital gauge gauge Edit Info menu Changes Info Page gauge data, allowing you to disp
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Pages To add source: 1. Select Add Source from the Edit Info menu and press enTeR. 2. Use the keypad to select the desired category and press enTeR. A list of subcategories will appear. 3. Select the desired subcategory and press enTeR. To remove a source: 1. Highlight Remove Source from the Edit Info menu and press enTeR. The Remove data-source window will appear. 2. Select the source you want to remove and press enTeR. To Configure Limits: 1. Highlight Configure Limits on the Ed
