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  • Lowrance HOOK-4 | Operators Manual EN - Page 1
    HOOK Series Operation manual ENGLISH HOOK-4 HOOK-5 HOOK-7 HOOK-9 lowrance.com
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    . We reserve the right to do so without notice. All features and specifications subject to change without notice. Compliance Statements Lowrance HOOK-4, HOOK-5, HOOK-7 and HOOK-9 • meets the technical standards in accordance with Part 15.103 of the FCC rules • complies with CE under RTTE directive
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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 while the vehicle is in motion. NOTE: This manual covers HOOK-4, HOOK-5, HOOK-7 and HOOK-9 units. As a result, screenshots of menus and dialogs may
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    13 Restore defaults 13 Pages 14 Steer page 14 Sonar page 14 Downscan page 15 Chart page 15 Combo pages 16 Overlay data 17 Sonar operation 18 CHIRP 18 Trackback 19 Sonar menu 19 Sonar options 23 Downscan options 24 Sonar settings 25 Installation 27 Table of Contents | HOOK series 4
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    46 Viewing AIS target information 47 Settings 48 Settings menu 48 System 48 Alarms 50 Saving screenshots 50 Specifications 52 Index 56 5 Table of Contents | HOOK series
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    POWER create a Man Overboard waypoint ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom out microSD slot: insert a blank use mapping data Turn unit on/off Getting started To turn on/off the unit, press and hold the LIGHT/POWER 10 backlight levels. Press the LIGHT/POWER key to switch backlight levels. Muting Audio
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    Inserting microSD cards Carefully slide the microSD card into the slot until it clicks into place. To remove, carefully push in the card until it clicks out of place. HOOK-5, HOOK-7 and HOOK-9 7 HOOK-4 Introduction | HOOK series
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    have menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displayed. Pages dialog NOTE: Available pages vary depending on the unit and the connected transducer. Basic Operation | HOOK series 8 Steer page Steer menu
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    Combo pages Downscan page Sonar page Chart page Downscan menu Two-panel page Three-panel page Press the PAGES key twice to switch active key is pressed. The active panel is denoted by an orange border. Sonar menu Accessing the Settings menu x2 Chart menu 9 Basic Operation | HOOK series
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    turn it on/off. Working with menus There are several menu types used to make adjustments to options and settings, including scrollbars, on/off features the keypad left (decrease) or right (increase). Basic Operation | HOOK series Dropdown menus Access the dropdown menu and press the keypad up/
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    , like naming a waypoint, route or trail, will require you to input text. To input text: 1. Use the keypad to select the desired character and press ENTER. 2. Repeat Step 1 for each character. 3. When of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. 11 Basic Operation | HOOK series
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    Use 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 the cursor. 1. Move the cursor to a desired location and press MENU. 2. Select Goto cursor and press ENTER. NOTE: Use
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    course and anchor alarm options) • NMEA 0183 Output (Requires optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) • Units (Enables distance, speed, depth, is not in use will run down your battery. Restore defaults Resets unit options and settings to defaults. Standby mode Lowers power consumption by turning
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    destination, and a digital data navigation panel. Bottom Range Scale Sonar page Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit's screen. Pages | HOOK series 14
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    in real-time as you move. By default, the map is shown from a birdseye view with North at the top of the screen. 15 Pages | HOOK series
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    the screen: vertically (side) or horizontally (over). To make adjustments to combo page panels, select a combo page from the Pages carousel and press MENU. NOTE: To adjust panel size, access the customize menu after selecting a combo page for display and select Panel size. NOTE: Press the PAGES key
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    Overlay data Used to select data shown on the Sonar, Structure and Chart pages. Show Overlay data Enables/disables the display of overlay data, press ENTER. 7. Press MENU and select Return to Overlays. Press ENTER. 8. Press MENU, select Done Configuring and press ENTER. 17 Pages | HOOK series
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    unit supports High CHIRP, Medium CHIRP and Low CHIRP, depending on the transducer. CHIRP can be used with Lowrance conventional sonar transducers. • 50/200 kHz (Low/High CHIRP) • 83/200 kHz (Medium/High CHIRP) To use CHIRP, select the desired CHIRP frequency from the Frequency menu. CHIRP A CHIRP
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    can review your recent sonar history by moving the cursor to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse. Blue sonar history bar Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU and select Exit cursor mode. Used to record
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    returns as darker colors. A lower colorline setting will display only the hardest returns, shown in light colors. New waypoint menu Adjust Used to make adjustments to Sensitivity and Colorline. Auto sensitivity Keeps sensitivity at a level that works well under most conditions, reducing the needs
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    be able to lock onto the bottom. Custom range - Upper and Lower limits Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of a section of the water transducer frequency used by the unit. This unit supports conventional, CHIRP and DownScan sonar frequencies. Only frequencies supported by your transducer
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    a custom single frequency from within High or Low frequency ranges to help reduce/eliminate interCustom medium ference from other CHIRP transducers Ping speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can help reduce interference from other
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    the sonar display from full screen sonar to a split screen view. Noise rejection Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine you to change the look of the display using palettes with varying degrees of color/brightness. 23 Sonar Operation
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    to Downscan overlay settings from the sonar page. Downscan options are covered in more detail in the DSI section. Downscan options menu NOTE available when Downscan overlay is enabled. Stop sonar Prevents the transducer from transmitting to reduce/eliminate interference between two sonar units
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    card reader. Controls the quality of sonar logs. Higher quality logs will use more memory. Sonar settings View previously saved sonar logs Overlay data Allows on top of the Sonar page. Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Overlay data Conventional settings/Downscan HOOK series
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    Downscan overlay When the unit is in manual mode, you may not receive any depth modes, refer to the Basic Operation section. Manual mode Restricts digital depth capability, so the unit bottom depth is out of transducer range. WARNING: Manual mode should only be used by advanced sonar users. Reset
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    minus) -1 foot. Installation menu Keel offset All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom. As the transducer to the keel/bottom of motor or from the transducer to from the transducer temperature sensor with Transducer Transducer type Selects the type of transducer model
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    operation section for information on conventional and CHIRP sonar. DownScan menu Press MENU from the DownScan page to view the DownScan menu. Trackback You can review your sonar history by pressing the keypad . Stops sonar transmission; pauses sonar scroll DownScan Operation | HOOK series 28
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    water column from the water surface to the selected depth range. NOTE: Auto range is the preferred setting for most fishing conditions. 29 DownScan Operation | HOOK series
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    Frequency Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can help reduce interference from other transducers . Upper and lower limits must be at least 6.5 ft (2 m) apart. Downscan options NOTE: When using
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    Noise rejection Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, 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
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    transducer of sonar logs. Higher quality logs will use more memory. Overlay data Allows you to select data to be covered in the Pages section. Overlay data Settings Accesses the Settings menu. Refer to "Sonar settings" on page 25.. View previously saved sonar logs DownScan Operation | HOOK
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    be saved at the cursor position; conversely, if the cursor is not displayed onscreen, waypoints will be saved at your current position. 33 Chart Operation | HOOK series
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    Waypoints, Routes, Trails Used to create, edit, navigate and delete waypoints, routes and trails. Press the keypad left/right to toggle between waypoint, routes and trails tabs. Waypoints Screen Chart Operation | HOOK series Waypoints menu Waypoints menu Edit Allows you to edit the name, icon
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    a waypoint. Delete and Delete All Delete is used to delete a selected waypoint. Delete All deletes all nearest. Routes screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete routes. Use the keypad to inserting waypoints from the waypoints list or by using the cursor to position new points on the chart
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    Press the keypad down to select the Leg Name field and press ENTER. 4. Press MENU, select Add to End and press ENTER. Chart Operation | HOOK series 36 5. Highlight Waypoint from list and press ENTER. 6. Select the desired waypoint and press ENTER twice. 7. Repeat point 6 to add more waypoints
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    points from chart: 1. Repeat Steps 1-4 from the instructions for Creating a route from waypoint list. 2. Select Point using chart and press ENTER. The chart page will appear. 3. Move the cursor to the Routes can be navigated in forward or reverse. 37 Routes menu Chart Operation | HOOK series
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    4. Select Yes and press ENTER. Edit and New Route menus Used to edit/create routes, route names and to turn on/off display on map To edit/create a route, use the keypad to select the Route Leg Name field ENTER. Select Done and press ENTER. Displayed Used to show/hide a route on the display, which
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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 Creating trails When 1. Select New and press ENTER. The New Trail dialog will appear. 2. Select Save and press ENTER. 39 Chart Operation | HOOK series
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    menu will appear. 2. Highlight Create Route and press ENTER. The Edit Route menu will appear. 3. Highlight Done and press ENTER. 4. For navigation instructions refer to the Navigating a route segment. Displayed and Record Displayed allows you to show/hide trails on the map display, preventing the
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    stop recording or resume recording a desired trail. Delete and Delete All Delete is used to remove individual trails. Delete All removes all trails. Orientation Allows you to data Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu. 41 Chart Operation
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    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 values for latitude
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    becomes cluttered with waypoints, routes and/or trails. Waypoints, Routes, Trails Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen. Waypoints, Routes and Trails are covered in the Chart section. Navigation settings (Advanced mode only) Controls Arrival Radius and Off Course distance settings and is
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    whether magnetic variation will be calculated using Automatic or Manual settings. Magnetic variation is the angle 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. Chart Operation | HOOK
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    set to Advanced mode to access NMEA 0183 settings (Requires optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) To select a Baud rate: 1. Access the used by your AIS device. 5. Select Save and press ENTER. AIS setup Before using AIS, your unit must be set to the same Baud rate as your AIS device. 45 AIS | HOOK
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    Target symbols The unit uses the AIS target symbols shown below: Symbol Description Stationary AIS target Moving AIS target with (COG) course extension line The to your unit. You can hide all targets, or filter the target icons based on distance and vessel speed. AIS | HOOK series 46
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    Viewing AIS target information When you place the cursor on an AIS icon, the MMSI number or vessel name (if available) will be displayed. You can view detailed information about a target by selecting the target and pressing ENTER. The AIS Vessel detail dialog will appear. 47 AIS | HOOK series
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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 | HOOK series 48 System menu Displays software information Refer
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    . Audio Adjusts volume and turns on/off unit audio, like key beeps, alarm sounds, etc. Time Used to set local time, and time and date formats for your unit. Trip calculator Tracks trip time, speed files Allows you to view a list of the files saved to the microSD card. 49 Settings | HOOK series
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    microSD card into the card slot and pressing Power and then Zoom (+). You must view files using by accessing the About screen. Lowrance periodically updates unit software to add features and improve functionality. To see the latest available software version go to www.lowrance.com. Settings | HOOK
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    is in basic or advanced mode. NMEA 0183 Output (Requires optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) You can select the NMEA 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected to a VHF radio or other NMEA 0183 device. You on the Simulator options menu. Basic Mode Advanced Mode 51 Settings | HOOK series
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    (optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) 0980 Power 500 W RMS 12 V 10 to 17 V Typical: 1.1 A 3-amp Automotive Sonar Max depth 300 ft (91 m) 455/800 kHz 1000 ft (305 m) 83/200 kHz 2500 ft (762 m) 50/200 kHz Max speed 70 mph Available transducer frequencies HDI 50/200 kHz (Low/High CHIRP) HDI 83
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    optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) 0980 Power 500 W RMS 12 V 10 to 17 V Typical: 1.1 A 3-amp Automotive Sonar Max depth 300 ft (91 m) 455/800 kHz 1000 ft (305 m) 83/200 kHz 2500 ft (762 m) 50/200 kHz Max speed 70 mph HDI 50/200 kHz (Low/High CHIRP) Available transducer frequencies HDI 83
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    (optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) 0191 Power 500 W RMS 12 V 10 to 17 V Typical: 1.1 A 3-amp Automotive Sonar Max depth 300 ft (91 m) 455/800 kHz 1000 ft (305 m) 83/200 kHz 2500 ft (762 m) 50/200 kHz Max speed 70 mph Available transducer frequencies HDI 50/200 kHz (Low/High CHIRP) HDI 83
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    (optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) 0980 Power 500 W RMS 12 V 10 to 17 V Typical: 1.1 A 3-amp Automotive Sonar Max depth 300 ft (91 m) 455/800 kHz 1000 ft (305 m) 83/200 kHz 3000 ft (914 m) 50/200 kHz Max speed 70mph HDI 50/200 kHz (Low/High CHIRP) Available transducer frequencies HDI 83
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    49 C Cancel navigation 38 Chart 42 Chart Data 42 Chart menu 42 Chart Page 15 CHIRP 18 COG Extension 42 Color 23, 31 Colorline 20 Contrast 29 Creating a route 35 Grid Lines 42 H High CHIRP 22 I Ice Mode 24 Installation menu 27 K Keel Offset 27 L Language 49 Low CHIRP 22 Index | HOOK series 56
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    Overboard waypoint 6 Man Overboard way- point 6 Manual Mode 26 Medium CHIRP 22 microSD cards 7 Mute Audio 49 N Scrollbars 10 Sensitivity 20 Setup wizard 8 Shallow alarm 51 Software Updates 50 Sonar Installation 27 Sonar Menu 18 Sonar Options menu 23 Sonar Page with menus 10 57 Index | HOOK series
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    in the following circumstances: (1) when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us; (2) when the product has been connected, installed, combined, altered, adjusted, or handled in a manner other than according to the instructions furnished with the product; (3) when any serial
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    Contact information Customer Service: AMER: 800-628-4487 EMEA: +44 1794 51 0010 APAC: 1300 628426 Ordering accessories US: http://store.navico.com Other countries: Visit your local dealer or distributor. Visit our website For additional regional support information: www.lowrance.com/technicalsupport
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    *988-11004-002* www.lowrance.com
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