User manual LOWRANCE HDS-5X QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] 988-0176-00B HDS-5x Fish Finding Sonar Operations Guide Contents Table of contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Turning on the Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Settings optimized for fishing modes include: Color Palette, Sensitivity, Interference Rejection, Surface Clarity and Ping Speed, among others. Fishing modes allow you to spend more time fishing and less time adjusting settings. Fishing Mode Options General Use Shallow Water Fresh Water Deep Water Slow Trolling Fast Trolling Clear Water Brackish Water Bottom brown/blue background; 50% ping speed Bottom brown/white background; best suited for depths less than 100 feet Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed Deep Blue; 50% ping speed; 50kHz is primary transducer frequency Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed Bottom brown/white background; slightly lower chart speed Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed Bottom brown/blue background; higher ASP; slightly lower chart speed NOTE: Use Shallow Water Fishing mode when fishing in less than 100 feet of water. Shallow Water Fishing Mode Brackish Water Fishing Mode 54 Settings To select a Fishing Mode: 1. Use the keypad to select the desired mode and press enTeR. Reset Fishing Mode Switches Fishing Mode to the default General Use setting. Select Reset Fishing Mode from the Sonar Settings menu and press enTeR. 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 through the blue sonar connector. You can not adjust settings of network components through the Installation menu. To access the Installation menu, highlight Installation on the Sonar Settings menu and press enTeR. Sonar Installation menu Keel Offset All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom. As a result, water depth readings do not account for the distance from the transducer to the keel or from the transducer to the water surface. You can use Keel Offset to factor those distances into the unit's depth calculations. Transducer Keel Offset (-3. 5 feet) Keel Accounting for the distance from the transducer to the keel will prevent you from striking underwater objects or running aground, which could damage the keel. Offsetting the distance from the transducer to the water surface will give you a more 55 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. 5 feet below the transducer, it will be input as ­3. 5 feet. NOTE: To input a keel offset that accounts for the distance from the transducer to the water surface, you will enter a positive number. If the transducer is 1. 5 feet below the waterline, it will be input as +1. 5 feet. Highlight the Keel Offset text box on the Installation menu and press enTeR. Select OK and press enTeR. Water Speed Calibration When there are differences in speed data, Water Speed Calibration calibrates data from a paddlewheel with GPS data. Select the Water Speed Calibration text box from the Installation menu and press enTeR. Select OK and press enTeR. NOTE: If the paddlewheel is reading a slower speed than the GPS unit, you will input a positive (+) percentage. Conversely, a negative (­) percentage will be entered if the paddlewheel is reading a faster speed than the GPS unit. 56 Settings Water Speed Averaging Averages water speed by measuring your speed at a selected interval. If you select five seconds, your water speed will be recorded every five seconds, then averaged. Highlight OK and press enTeR. Temperature Calibration When there are differences in temperature data, Temperature Calibration calibrates data from one temperature sensor with date from another temperature source. That ensures the accuracy of temperature data from the selected temperature sensor. Select the Temperature Calibration text box from the Installation menu and press enTeR. [. . . ] For the best signal reception, an external GPS antenna/receiver should be located where it can receive as many signals as possible. There 2. 94 Troubleshooting should be nothing around or above the antenna. However, GPS antennas can receive signals well through many types of glass and fabric. It is recommended to try various locations before making a permanent installation. [. . . ]