Lowrance HDS-9 Gen3 Operators Manual US - Page 24

Display illumination, Locking the touchscreen, Standby mode, System Controls, Power, Brightness

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Standby mode In Standby mode, the Sonar and the backlight for screen and keys are turned off to save power. The system continues to run in the background. You select Standby mode from the System Controls dialog. Switch from Standby mode to normal operation by a short press on the Power key. Display illumination Brightness The display backlighting can be adjusted at any time from the System Controls dialog. You can also cycle the preset backlight levels by short presses on the Power key. Night mode The night mode option optimizes the color palette and backlight for low light conditions. Ú Note: Details on the chart may be less visible when the Night mode is selected! Locking the touchscreen You can temporarily lock a touchscreen to prevent accidental operation of the system. Lock the touchscreen when large amounts of water are on the screen, for example, in heavy seas and weather. This feature is also useful when cleaning the screen while the unit is turned on. When the touch lock is active you can only operate the unit from the keys. Ú Note: To prevent false touchscreen activation the touchscreen will automatically lock when it detects a significant amount of water on the screen. You lock the touchscreen from the System Controls dialog. You remove the lock function by a short press on the Power key. 24 Basic operation | HDS Gen3 Operator Manual

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Standby mode
In Standby mode, the Sonar and the backlight for screen and keys
are turned off to save power. The system continues to run in the
background.
You select Standby mode from the
System Controls
dialog.
Switch from Standby mode to normal operation by a short press on
the
Power
key.
Display illumination
Brightness
The display backlighting can be adjusted at any time from the
System Controls
dialog. You can also cycle the preset backlight
levels by short presses on the
Power
key.
Night mode
The night mode option optimizes the color palette and backlight for
low light conditions.
Ú
Note:
Details on the chart may be less visible when the
Night mode is selected!
Locking the touchscreen
You can temporarily lock a touchscreen to prevent accidental
operation of the system. Lock the touchscreen when large amounts
of water are on the screen, for example, in heavy seas and weather.
This feature is also useful when cleaning the screen while the unit is
turned on.
When the touch lock is active you can only operate the unit from
the keys.
Ú
Note:
To prevent false touchscreen activation the
touchscreen will automatically lock when it detects a
significant amount of water on the screen.
You lock the touchscreen from the
System Controls
dialog.
You remove the lock function by a short press on the
Power
key.
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Basic operation
| HDS Gen3 Operator Manual