Lowrance Elite-7 Broadband Elite-7 FAQ - Page 1

Lowrance Elite-7 FAQ What is HDI? Hybrid Dual Imaging, or HDI, is the new sonar technology from Lowrance. HDI combines the BroadBand™ technology found in the traditional sonar of the HDS series with the DownScan Imaging™ technology found in the Mark/Elite DSI series. This capability allows the user to have unparalleled image definition and clarity in any water column. What networking capabilities does Elite-7 have? The Lowrance Elite-7 does come with a NMEA2000® port that can be found on the back with the Power and Sonar connectors. Currently, the Elite-7 will allow for external GPS data input and waypoint sharing via a NMEA2000® connection. What are the transducer options for Elite-7? The Elite-7 uses the same Lowrance Blue-connector transducer and power inputs that are found on the current HDS line of products. This means the Elite-7 is compatible with any Lowrance Blue-connector transducer, including Airmar. However, the HDI transducer is the only one that contains both traditional sonar and DownScan™ views. This means, that the user will not have DownScan Imaging™ when the Elite-7 is connected to any other transducer other than an HDI. Because the HDI transducer utilizes the Lowrance Blue-connector it can also be plugged into a Lowrance HDS Gen2 Touch and provide traditional sonar along with DownScan™ Imaging. This makes it an ideal transducer for mounting to a trolling motor. The HDI transducer is only compatible with the Elite-7 and HDS Gen2 Touch for DownScan™. If plugged into an HDS Gen2 or Gen1, the unit will only yield traditional sonar images. What is special about the HDI transducer? The HDI transducer is capable of producing both a traditional sonar image and a Lowrance DownScan Image™. The HDI transducer comes in two frequency configurations, 83/200/455/800kHz and 50/200/455/800kHz. In both instances the 455/800kHz frequencies are what produce the DownScan Image™ and either the 83/200kHz or 50/200kHz frequencies produce the traditional sonar image.