Lowrance Elite-5 HDI Operation Manual

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  • Lowrance Elite-5 HDI | Operation Manual - Page 1
    Installation &EOlpietreati-o5n HDI Combo manual Operation manual
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    reserved. Lowrance® and Navico® are registered trademarks of Navico. Fishing Hot Spots® is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots features and specifications subject to change without notice. Compliance Statements Lowrance Elite-5 HDI • meets the technical standards in accordance with Part 15.
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    installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions dealer or an experienced technician for help WARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible for operating
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    8 Working with menus 8 Dialogs 8 Entering text 9 Fishing Modes 9 Cursor 10 Goto cursor 10 Advanced Mode 11 Standby mode 11 Restore defaults 11 Pages 12 Steer Page 12 Sonar Page 12 DownScan page 13 Chart Page 13 Combo pages 14 Overlay Data 15 Table of Contents | Elite-5 HDI 2
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    Frequency 25 Ping Speed 25 Fish ID 27 Sonar Settings 28 Installation 30 Chart Operation 31 Settings 40 Chart Settings 41 Navigation Settings 42 Settings 44 Settings menu 44 System 44 Saving Screenshots 46 Alarms 46 Specifications 48 Index 49 3 Table of Contents | Elite-5 HDI
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    and trails; or insert a microSD mapping card to use mapping data Turn unit on/off Getting Started To turn on/off the unit, press and hold the Light/Power key for three seconds. Man Overboard waypoint Press the zoom in and zoom out keys at the same time to set a Man Overboard waypoint. Your
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    unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional and DownScan. Conventional DownScan Refer to the "Sonar Operation" section for information about conventional sonar features and settings. DownScan features and settings are covered in the "DownScan Operation" section. 5 Introduction | Elite-5 HDI
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    wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard. To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults. Selecting Pages To select a those pages are displayed. Pages dialog Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI Steer page 6 Steer menu
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    twice to switch active panels. The page menu for the active page will be displayed when the Menu key is pressed. Sonar menu Accessing the Settings menu Chart page Chart menu 7 Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    adjustments to options and settings, including scrollbars, on/off features and dropdown menus. NOTE: Press the Menu key to exit menus. Dialogs Scrollbars Select the scrollbar and press the keypad left (decrease) or right (increase). Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI Dialogs are used for user input or
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    Modes (Conventional sonar only) Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. Switches letters to uppercase/ lowercase Switches keyboard between ALPHA and QWERTY layout 9 Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    Fresh-Saltwater mix Ice 400ft or less Ice fishing Cursor The keypad moves the cursor around the display, allowing you to scroll the map, select map items and review sonar history. Press Menu and select Return to vessel or Exit cursor mode to clear the cursor. Goto cursor Used to navigate to
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    turned on: • Navigation (Enables arrival radius, offcourse distance and Bearings setting) • Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and anchor alarm options) • NMEA in use will run down your battery. Restore defaults Sets unit options and settings to default values. 11 Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    Page Navigation information The Steer page has a compass that shows your current track, the direction to your destination, and a digital data navigation panel. Colorline Sonar Page Range Scale Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit's screen. Pages | Elite-5 HDI 12
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    DownScan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu. Current location and distance/ bearing from vessel to cursor Zoom Range Chart Page Consists of map that moves in real-time as you move. By default, the map is shown from a birdseye view with North at the top of the screen. 13 Pages | Elite-5 HDI
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    /DownScan Customizing combo pages You can adjust the panel size of combo pages and control how the pages will be arranged on the screen: vertically (side) or horizontally (over). Sonar/DownScan Chart/Sonar/DownScan NOTE: Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels. Pages | Elite-5 HDI 14
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    Used to select data shown on the Sonar, DownScan and Chart pages. To add overlay data: 1. From the Sonar, Chart or DownScan page, press Menu. 2. Select Overlay data and press Enter. Show Overlay . Press Enter. 9. Press Menu, select Done Configuring and press Enter. 15 Pages | Elite-5 HDI
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    Customizing Overlay Data You can add/remove data and adjust the size and position of overlay data on the screen. Select the desired overlay data from the "Configure Item Locations and Sizes dialog" and press Menu. The configuration menu will appear. Pages | Elite-5 HDI 16
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    DownScan Operation This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional and DownScan. The features described . DownScan menu Press Menu from the DownScan page to view the DownScan menu. Trackback You can review your sonar history by pressing the keypad to the left until the screen starts to move in
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    | Elite-5 HDI Contrast set to 40% Contrast set to 60% Contrast set to 80% DownScan units do not have a Sensitivity setting like traditional sonar units. Contrast functions as the sensitivity setting for DownScan units. Auto Contrast Automatically adjusts contrast settings to a level that works
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    used by the unit. 800 kHz offers the best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth coverage. Ping Speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can help reduce interference from other transducers. 19 DownScan Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    Allows you to select a color palette best suited to your fishing conditions. The white background palette works well for suspended targets. Purple is useful for viewing structure detail and determining bottom hardness. Sepia is best for looking at bottom detail. DownScan Operation | Elite-5 HDI 20
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    in the "Pages" section. Overlay data Logging Sonar You can record sonar data and save the file on a microSD card inserted into the unit's card reader. Settings Accesses the Settings menu. Refer to "Sonar Settings" on page 27. View previously saved sonar logs 21 DownScan Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    Sonar Operation Blue sonar history bar This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional and DownScan. Trackback You can review your recent sonar history by moving the cursor to the left until the Menu Press Menu from any sonar page to access the Sonar menu. Sonar Operation | Elite-5 HDI 22
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    waypoint menu, you can input a waypoint name, select an icon and input a desired latitude/longitude. Used to record sonar logs Sonar Menu (Advanced Mode) (active only with DownScan overlay enabled) New waypoint the Adjust menu with DownScan Overlay enabled. 23 Sonar Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    Range - Upper and Lower Limits Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of a section of the water column. That allows you to view a section of the water column that does not include the water surface. Upper and lower limits must be at least 5 ft (2m) apart. Sonar Operation | Elite-5 HDI 24
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    settings are optimized for the selected fishing conditions, so in most cases, adjustments are not necessary. Frequency Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. This unit supports three conventional sonar frequencies: 50kHz, 83kHz and 200kHz. 200 kHz has the highest sensitivity and best
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    noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then filters out undesired signals. Split Zoom Split Flasher Color Allows you to change the look of the display using palettes with varying degrees of color/brightness. Sonar Operation | Elite-5 HDI 26
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    Pauses the unit's sonar, allowing you to get a closer look at suspended targets. Stop Sonar also can be used to prevent/stop interference between two sonar units running on the boat at the same time. NOTE: Sonar history will not be recorded when sonar is stopped. 27 Sonar Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    sonar data and save the file on a microSD card inserted into the unit's card reader. Sonar Settings View previously saved sonar logs Overlay Data Allows you to select data to be displayed on top of the Sonar page. Overlay data setup is covered in the "Pages" section. Overlay data Conventional
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    depth is out of transducer range. 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. WARNING: Manual mode should only be used by advanced sonar users. 29 Sonar Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    information. Reset water distance Resets the Water Distance value to zero. Transducer Keel Keel Offset (-3.5 feet) Sonar Operation | Elite-5 HDI Transducer Type Selects the transducer model attached to your unit. You must select the correct transducer type to get the best sonar performance
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    , waypoints will be saved at the cursor position. If the cursor is not active, waypoints will be saved at your current position. 31 Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    and select Stop measuring. Measure The cursor can be used to measure the distance between two items on the chart. Waypoints, Routes, Trails Used to create, edit, navigate and delete waypoints, be shown in the measuring dialog. Waypoints Screen Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI 32 Waypoints menu
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    name, icon and latitude/longitude from the new waypoint dialog. Show Displays the selected waypoint on the map. Goto Allows you to navigate to a waypoint. Delete and Delete All Delete is used to delete a selected waypoint. Delete All deletes all waypoints. 33 Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    navigation to the selected route waypoint Creating a route Routes can be created by inserting waypoints from the waypoints list or by using the cursor to position points on the chart. You also can add waypoints to a route by selecting them from the chart screen. Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI 34
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    Select Points using chart and press Enter. The chart page will appear. 3. Move the cursor to the desired location. Press Enter to set a point. 4. Repeat Step 3 to add more points. 5. Press Menu and select Stop adding. Press Enter. 6. Select Save and press Enter. 35 Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    : 1. Press Menu from the chart screen. 2. Select Navigation and press Enter. 3. Highlight Cancel and press Enter. 4. Select Yes and press Enter. Routes menu Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI 36
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    to edit/create routes, route names and to turn on/off the route display. Displays/hides route on the map To edit/create a route, use the keypad to select the Route Leg Name field and press Enter. Displayed Used to show/hide a route on the display, which prevents the screen from being cluttered by
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    to create, edit, navigate and delete trails. Use the keypad to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails screen. Trails screen Trails menu Trails menu trail: 1. Select New and press Enter. The New Trail dialog will appear. 2. Select Save and press Enter. Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI 38
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    . Turns on/ off trail display on map Edit Trails dialog Turns on instructions refer to the "Navigating a route" segment. Displayed and Record Displayed allows you to show/hide trails on the map display, preventing the screen from being cluttered with trails. 39 Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    select data to be displayed on top of the Chart page. Orientation Allows you to select North Up or Course Over Ground (COG) as the map orientation. Overlay data Overlay data setup is covered in the"Pages"section. Settings Accesses the "Chart settings" menu. Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI 40
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    position icon that estimates the time and distance to areas in front of you. Chart Settings menu Chart Data Selects map data that will be used on the Chart display (Lowrance or Navionics regional map). Go to Navionics.com to see a full selection of available charts. Grid Lines Displays base
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    Radius and Off Course distance settings and is used to turn on/off WAAS/MSAS/ EGNOS. Waypoints, Routes, Trails Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen. Waypoints, Routes and Trails are covered in the "Chart operation" section. Navigation Settings menu Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI 42
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    variation information from a verified source. Bearings Controls whether bearing will be calculated using True North or Magnetic North. Magnetic North should be used when navigating with a compass course or heading; otherwise use the default setting, True North. 43 Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI
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    Settings Settings menu Accesses installation and configuration settings for your unit. System Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio and advanced mode. Settings menu (Advanced mode only) (Advanced mode only) Settings | Elite-5 HDI 44 System menu Displays software information Enables
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    selected threshold. GPS Source Selects the antenna your unit will use for GPS. You will use the built-in GPS antenna unless you have a LGC-16W external antenna (p/n: 000-00146-001). Advanced Mode Enables features and settings only available with unit in Advanced Mode. 45 Settings | Elite-5 HDI
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    microSD compatible device. About Displays software information about this unit. Before attempting a software update, you can check the version of software your unit is using by accessing the About screen. Settings | Elite-5 HDI 46 Alarms menu Sounds alarm when Fish ID symbol appears on display
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    sounds alarm when a fish symbol (Fish ID) appears on the sonar screen NMEA 0183 Output You can select the NMEA 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected to a VHF radio or other NMEA 0183 device. You can also adjust the Baud rate, but the default setting works best under most conditions
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    HDI 50/200kHz HDI 83/200kHz 83/200kHz Transducer cable 20ft (6m) GPS Mapping card slot microSD and microSDHC GPS Antenna High accuracy GPS antenna (internal); optional external GPS antenna sold separately Mapping compatibility Fishing Hot Spots & Navionics (Hotmaps, Premium and Gold
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    10 Goto waypoint 33 GPS Source 45 GPS Status 45 Grid Lines 41 I Installation menu 30 K Keel Offset 30 L Language 45 M Magnetic Variation 43 Man Overboard waypoint 4 Manual Mode 29 microSD cards 5 Mute Audio 45 N Navigating a route 35 Navigating a trail 39 Navigation 42 49 Index | Elite-5 HDI
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    16 Show 15 P Page menus 6 Page selection 6 Ping Speed 25 R Range 19 Reset Fishing Mode 29 Reset water distance 30 Route display 42 Routes Screen 34 S Saving Screenshots 46 Scrollbars 8 Selecting a GPS Source 4 Sensitivity 24 Setup wizard 6 Shallow alarm 47 Software Updates 46 Sonar Installation 30
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    a refund of the price you paid for the product containing the defective Database or a replacement of such product. WE instructions of the owner's manual for the product. We reserve the right to make changes or improvements in our products from time to time without incurring the obligation to install
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    Contact information Customer Service: 1-800-628-4487 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F) (Canada) 1-855-361-1564 [email protected] (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, M-F) Ordering Accessories http://store.navico.com/ Visit our website www.lowrance.com
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    Visit our website: www.lowrance.com *988-10518-001* N2584
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