Lowrance HDS-5m Gen2 HDS 5m 7m Operation Manual - Page 7

Turning on the Unit, Keypad, Backlight, Cursor, Language

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Getting Started Getting Started Turning on the Unit Press the Power/Light key to turn on the unit. If the unit is not connected to a transducer, the unit will start up in simulator mode. To turn off the unit, press the Power/Light key for three seconds. Keypad Keypad This unit's keypad can be used in two ways. Pressing the arrow symbols on the keypad will move the cursor in the corresponding direction on the screen and allow you to scroll through menus. Backlight Tap the Light/Power key to make adjustments to the backlight level and open the Backlight Menu. To turn on Night Mode from the menu, highlight Night Mode and press enter. Night mode optimizes the display for low light conditions. Cursor Use the unit's keypad to move the cursor around the display, select onscreen objects, highlight data items and view sonar history. Press Exit to remove the cursor from the screen. Language Selects language used for menus, text boxes and messages. To select a language: 1. Press Menu twice. 2. Select System and press ENTER 3. Highlight Language and press ENTER. 4. U se the keypad to select a language and press ENTER. 5

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5
Getting Started
Turning on the Unit
Press the
POWER/LIGHT
key to turn on the unit. If the unit is not connected to
a transducer, the unit will start up in simulator mode. To turn off the unit,
press the
POWER/LIGHT
key for three seconds.
Keypad
This unit’s keypad can be used in two ways. Pressing the arrow sym-
bols on the keypad will move the cursor in the corresponding direc-
tion on the screen and allow you to scroll through menus.
Backlight
Tap the
LIGHT/POWER
key to make adjustments to the
backlight level and open the Backlight Menu.
To turn on Night
Mode from the menu, highlight
Night Mode
and press
ENTER
.
Night mode optimizes the display for low light conditions.
Cursor
Use the unit’s keypad to move the cursor around the display, select onscreen objects,
highlight data items and view sonar history. Press
EXIT
to remove the cursor from
the screen.
Language
Selects language used for menus, text boxes and
messages.
To select a language:
Press
1.
MENU
twice.
Select
2.
System
and press
ENTER
Highlight
3.
Language
and press
ENTER
.
4.
Use the keypad to select a language
and press
ENTER
.
Getting Started
Keypad