Lowrance electronic Lowrance HDS-5 user manual

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Pub. 988-0176-04A
HDS-5 & HDS-7
Quick Start Guide
Function keys
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.
Arrow Activates cursor on Chart page. Press up, down, left
Keypad
or right to move the cursor.
Zooms out the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages.
ZOUT
Zooms in the Radar,

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Pages screen To view a page: 1. From any screen press PAGES to access the Pages screen. 2. Select the page display. Chart / Sonar will display a Chart and Sonar 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 dat

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Waypoints To Create Waypoint at current position: 1. Press the WPT/Find key to create a waypoint at the your current position. To Create Waypoint at the Cursor position on Chart page: 1. Place the cursor on the Chart page where you want to set the waypoint, press the ENTER key. The New Waypoint menu will appear. 2. Select 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 a

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Chart POI information To view POI information on the Chart page: 1. Select a POI on the Chart page with the cursor. A pop-up box will appear identifying the POI. Press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear. 2. Select Info from the Chart menu, press ENTER. The Chart Info screen will appear. 3. To view additional information about the POI, select Details. The Information screen will appear. Routes To create a Route from the Chart page: 1. Press the MENU key and select New Route from the

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Sonar Cursor Brush pile Cursor depth Fish arches Information at Amplitude Range scale History bar cursor's position. scope 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. 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 fishing situations, a range

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To mark an Underwater object with a Waypoint: 1. From the Sonar page, press the Arrow 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: 1. From the Sonar page press the MENU key. The Sonar menu will appear. Select View in the Sonar menu to op