Lowrance hds 5 gen2 manual

To open the Routes screen menu, from the Routes screen, press the MenU key. From the Routes screen select a route from the route list, press enTeR. The Edit Route screen will appear. Select a waypoint from the Waypoint list, press MenU.

A small submenu will appear with the options: Insert, Edit and Remove. Page Trails Chart Trails A trail is a record of the path you have traveled. Trails not only show you where you have been, they can be used to retrace your path back to your starting point. On the Chart page a trail is presented by a solid line extending from the back of the current position icon.

Trail line color palette menu NOTE: If you record several overlapping trails, changing the color of the different trail lines is a good way to keep them separate when viewing them on the Chart page.

From the Chart page press the MenU key. The Chart menu will appear, select Find. The Find menu will appear. From the Find menu select Coordinate. The Find Coordinate keypad will appear. The Chart menu will appear, select Chart options.

The Chart options submenu will appear. From the Chart options submenu select Map Orientation. From the Chart page press MenU.

The Chart menu will appear; select Chart options. The image, at left, shows a Current icon selected on the Chart page. It allows you to customize the radar overlay settings from the Chart Page. Page 58 Chart Navionics Settings menu Use to customize the way Navionics data will be displayed on the Chart page, allow- ing you to adjust the features best suited for your fishing conditions.

To change Navionics Settings: 1. Select Chart options from the Chart menu and press enTeR. Use the keypad to select the Radar Icon and press enTeR. Page Radar Menu Radar Radar menu Use the Radar menu to make adjustments to radar display settings and features that not only change the appearance of the display, but also make navigation easier.

To access the Radar menu, press the MenU key when the Radar page is on the display. Increasing gain will show more detail on the screen; decreasing gain will show Gain less detail. Too much detail will clutter the screen. Conversely, desired returns may not be shown if gain is too low. Reduces or eliminates onscreen clutter Sea Clutter caused by wave action near your vessel.

Press the MenU key. Guard Zones A zone or zones near or around your vessel Guard Zone 2 sector that alert you if a radar target enters or leaves a zone. To change the shape of Guard Zones 1. Select Shape and press enTeR.

To access the Settings menu, press MenU twice. Page 69 Settings To change Text Size: 1. Use the keypad to select the desired text size and press enTeR. Key Beeps By default, a tone key beep will sound when any key is pushed on the unit. To select a Datum: 1. Select Datum from the Chart settings menu and press enTeR. Use the keypad to select the desired datum. Press enTeR. Coord System Controls the coordinate system used when position coordinates are entered and displayed.

The Satellite page has two display options. The Satellite screen displays a circular graphic that shows where satellites are located and a bar graph that monitors the strength of satellites within range of your unit.

That allows you to capture images of everything from underwater structure and fish to routes, map areas and radar targets. To take a screen capture: 1. Page 73 Settings Restore Defaults The Restore Defaults command switches the unit back to the settings it had when you purchased it default.

Instructions on Restoring defaults are covered in the Getting Started section. Page Arrival Radius Settings To adjust cursor settings: 1. Highlight the desired cursor setting and press enTeR. A dialog box will appear. Use the arrow keys to select the desired value and press enTeR. Page 75 Settings Trails Controls the way trails are logged updated. Trails mark your movement as you travel, placing points along your path using one of three logging types: Time, Distance or Auto.

You can save up to 10 trails with up to 9, points per trail. Page 76 Settings Time Period Controls how much time will pass before a point is placed along the trail. To set Time Period: 1. Highlight Time Period and press enTeR.

The distance period key- pad will appear. Input the desired distance and se- lect OK. Page Chart Settings Menu 2. The Chart Data menu allows you to select the desired map data Shaded relief mapping data available in US only. Highlight Heading Extension from the chart settings menu and press enTeR.

Select the desired time interval and press enTeR. Popup Information Turns on information windows that appear when the cursor is centered on a point of information. When several routes are on the display, turning off routes will give you a better view of the map.

To access the Sonar Settings: 1. Select Sonar and press enTeR. Use the keypad to choose the desired option. Scroll Speed Controls how fast the sonar chart scrolls across the screen. A slower scroll speed is best suited for ice fishing or fishing while at anchor. Page Fishing Modes Settings Fishing Modes Enhances the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions.

Fishing modes allow you to spend more time fishing and less time adjusting settings. Use the keypad to select the desired mode and press enTeR. Reset Fishing Mode Resets selected fishing mode to default settings. That is useful when you want to clear settings adjustments made while using a fishing mode. Page Water Speed Calibration Settings Before setting keel offset, measure the distance from the transducer to the lowest part of the keel. If, for example, the keel is 3.

NOTE: To input a keel offset that accounts for the distance from the transducer to the water surface, you will enter a posi- tive number. Water speed intervals range from one to 30 seconds.

If you select five seconds, your water speed will be recorded every five seconds, then averaged. To select a Water Averaging interval : 1. Highlight the Temperature Averaging box on the Installation menu. Transducer Type Selects the transducer model connected to your display unit. In some transducers with built-in temperature sensors, the temperature may not be accurate if the correct transducer is not selected from the Transducer Type menu. To access the Radar settings menu: 1.

Select Radar and press enTeR. Radar Settings Target expansion Increases the size of radar targets, making them easier to see on the radar display. That allows you to select a desired method for viewing your surroundings on the radar display. Page 89 Settings Range Rings Allows you to quickly estimate the distance from your vessel to a another radar target.

Highlight Bearings and press enTeR. Use the arrows to select a bearing and press enTeR. Press MenU twice 2. Select Vessels and press enTeR. Select Dangerous Vessels and press enTeR.

Follow the onscreen instructions and press enTeR. Page 92 Settings To cancel individual targets: 1. Press the keypad to activate the cursor. Move the cursor over a target you are tracking and press MenU. Select Cancel Target and press enTeR.

Cancel individual targets Cancel all targets To cancel all targets: 1. Waypoint Information screen When a waypoint is saved to the Chart page, you can view detailed information about that saved waypoint. Alarm Radius: Input distance that waypoint. Delete: This will delete a waypoint.

Save: Saves your waypoint changes. Cancel: Cancels any waypoint changes. Page 51 Chart Repeat Step 2 until you have set all the desired waypoints along the route. The Forward. From the Routes screen you can view and edit stored routes. End of route Route length Start of route in route.

Routes screen menu From the Routes screen menu you can create a new route, edit a route or start a route. The Edit Route screen will appear. A keypad will appear. Trails A trail is a record of the path you have traveled. Trails not only show you where you have been, they can be used to retrace your path back to your starting point. On the Chart page a trail is presented by a solid line extending from the back of the current position icon.

Page Trails Screen Menu Chart Trails screen menu From the Trails screen menu you can create a new trail, edit a trail or delete a trail. Use this menu to change the trail name, trail color and description of a trail.

Page Measuring Distances On Chart Page Chart Measuring Distances on Chart page Use the Measure feature from the Chart menu to measure distances between your- self and another location on the Chart page or between two different points.

MENU will appear. When the cursor is on screen the cursor coordinates window position to the cursor position on the Chart page. Page Map Orientation Chart category from the drop down list.

Map Orientation. North Up — Displays the Chart page with North always at the top of the screen. Chart categories Use the Chart Categories screen to control what you want to see on the Chart page. Chart options. The Chart options select Chart categories.

The Chart Categories screen will appear. The image, at left, shows a Current icon selected on the Chart page. It allows you to customize the radar overlay settings from the Chart Page.

Photo overlay allows you to enable full or disable off the aireal photog- raphy overlay chart feature. Annotation — Off turns off the radar. Transmit broadcasts a radar signal and standby leaves the radar on, but does not broadcast a signal.

To change the PPI position: Select the desired position and press enter. Rather than turn off each display feature individually, the Symbology feature allows you to remove them all at once. Press the MENU key. Page Cursor Position Window Radar Cursor position window When the cursor is active on screen the Cursor position window appears in the bottom left corner of the Radar page. That gives you greater awareness of your surroundings by allowing you to see radar returns aligned with actual radar targets.

Page 71 Radar Blank page To access the System menu: 1. Key Beeps By default, a tone key beep will sound when any key is pushed on the unit. You can change key beep volume or turn them on or off from the Key Beep menu. Coord System Controls the coordinate system used when position coordinates are entered and displayed.

The Satellite page has two display options. The Satellite screen displays a circular graphic that shows where satellites are located and a bar graph that monitors the strength of satellites within range of your unit. That allows you to capture images targets. Repeat this step take additional screen captures. Page 77 Settings Restore Defaults To switch the unit back to the settings it had when you purchased it default settings , use the Restore Defaults command.

Reset Defaults will reset the unit to default settings. Popup Information Turns on information windows that appear when the cursor is centered on a point of information. That allows you to identify POIs without having to zoom in to see it on the screen.

When several routes are on the display, turning off routes will give you a better view of the map. Page Manual Mode Settings Surface Clarity Wave action, boat wakes and temperature inversion are some of the sources that can cause onscreen clutter near the surface.

Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface. Installation Menu Controls unit settings like Keel Offset, Water Speed Calibration and Transducer Type only for components paddlewheel, temp sensor, transducer connected to this display unit Page Water Speed Calibration Settings precise depth reading. Before setting keel offset, measure the distance from the transducer to the lowest part of the keel.

If, for example, the keel is 3. NOTE: To input a keel offset that accounts for the distance from the transducer to the water surface, you will enter a posi- tive number. Temperature Calibration When there are differences in temperature data, Temperature Calibration calibrates data from one Reset Water Distance If you connect a paddlewheel speed sensor to your unit, you can track the distance you travel on the water.

Radar Settings Target Expansion Menu Increases the size of radar targets, making them easier to see on the radar display. That allows you to select a desired method for viewing your surroundings on the radar display. Course Up — map stays at same orientation as the initial bearing to the selected waypoint. Page Range Markers Settings Range Rings Allows you to quickly estimate the distance from your vessel to a another radar target.

Installation Provides access to the Radar Installation menu. Page Bearing Alignment Settings Bearing alignment Used to align the bow of your vessel with the heading line zero point. Bearing alignment is also referred to as zero bearing.

To make adjustments to bearing alignment, switch the radar state to Transmit and set radar orientation to Heading Up. Page Antenna Height Settings Range offset Eliminates the time lag between real radar returns and the time it takes data to be processed by the radar software. Range Offset is also referred to as zero range and trigger delay. Range Offset Sequence. Page Fuel Settings Fuel fuel tank capacity and engine calibration. Provide a clear and comprehensive description of the issue and your question.

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