Lowrance Elite-5x HDI, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Installation Operation manual Elite 5x Elite 7x Operation manual ...

Page 2: ... notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice Compliance Statements Lowrance Elite 5x and Elite 7x meets the technical standards in accordance with Part 15 103 of the FCC rules complies with CE under RTTE directive 1999 5 EC complies with the requirements of level 2 devices of the Radiocommunications Electromagnetic Compatibility standard 2008 For more information please...

Page 3: ... and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correc...

Page 4: ...ation 4 Setup wizard 4 Pages 4 Selecting Pages 4 Page menus 4 Fishing Modes 7 Cursor 8 Advanced Mode 8 Restore defaults 9 Pages 10 Sonar Page 10 Downscan page 10 Combo pages 11 Overlay Data 12 Sonar Operation 14 Trackback 14 CHIRP 14 Sensitivity 16 Colorline 16 Range 16 Frequency 17 Ping Speed 18 Table of contents ...

Page 5: ...n options 20 Sonar Settings 21 Installation 22 DSI Operation 24 Trackback 24 DSI menu 24 Ping Speed 26 Downscan options 26 Settings 29 Settings menu 29 System 29 Set Language 30 Audio 30 Alarms 30 Units 31 NMEA 0183 31 NMEA 2000 31 Specifications 33 Index 34 ...

Page 6: ...ontrols LIGHT POWER controls backlight level and turns unit on off KEYPAD controls cursor selects items on menus PAGES allows you to select a page to view MENU opens settings context and page menus ENTER finalizes menu selections ZOOM Keys used to zoom in zoom out Conventional sonar and Downscan This unit supports two types of sonar Conventional and Downscan RefertotheSonarOperationsectionforinfor...

Page 7: ... have menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displayed Setup wizard The Setup 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 Pages dialog Pages This unit has three pages Downscan Sonar and Sonar Downscan Basic Operation Downscan page Downscan menu ...

Page 8: ...e menu for active page will be displayed when the Menu key is pressed Accessing the Settings menu Accessing menu items The keypad and enter key are used to select menu items and open submenus Use the keypad to highlight the desired item and press Enter Sonar page Sonar menu Two panel page Horizontal panel ...

Page 9: ... require you to input text Working with menus There are several menu types used to make adjustments to options and settings including scrollbars on off features and dropdown menus Scrollbars Select the scrollbar and press the keypad left decrease or right increase On Off features Select an on off menu item and press Enter to turn it on off Dropdown menus Access the dropdown menu and press use the ...

Page 10: ...ding preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions Switches keyboard between Alpha and QWERTY layout Switches letters to uppercase lowercase To input text 1 Use the keypad to select the desired character and press enter 2 Repeat Step 1 for each character 3 When entry is completed highlight OK and press enter ...

Page 11: ... distance speed depth temperature and bearings options NMEA 0183 Output Fishing Mode Options General Use 1000ft or less Coastal Shallow Water 60ft or less Shallow weedy bottoms Fresh Water 400ft or less Inland Near coastal Deep Water 1000ft or more Offshore Slow Trolling 400ft or less Inland Coastal Fast Trolling 400ft or less Inland Coastal Clear Water 400ft or less Inland Coastal Brackish Water ...

Page 12: ... and the display Press the PWR Light key to access the Backlight dialog Select Standby and press Enter Press any key to resume normal operation NOTE Leaving your unit in Standby mode when your boat is not is use will run down your battery Restore defaults Resetsunitoptionsandsettings to defaults ...

Page 13: ...it s screen Fish arches Surface Clutter Range scale Colorline Pages Downscan page The Downscan page shows the water column movingfromrighttoleft Youcanoverlaydownscan sonar on the conventional sonar page by selecting Dowscan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu Structure Fish Surface clutter Range scale ...

Page 14: ...l NOTE Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels 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 Highlight a combo page on the Page dialog and press Menu Select the desired configuration and press Enter ...

Page 15: ... 6 Select the desired data and press Enter 7 Press Menu and select Return to Overlays Press Enter 8 Press Menu select Done Configuring and press Enter Overlay Data Used to select data shown on the Sonar Structure and Chart pages Show Enables disables the display of overlay data allowing you to remove overlay data from the screen without deleting the current overlay data configuration Configure All...

Page 16: ...erlay data from the Configure Item Locations and Sizes dialog and press Menu The configuration menu will appear Data sources Used to select the network device that will supply source data for a selected data type To select a data source 1 Select Data sources and press Enter 2 Select the data type and press the keypad to the right 3 Highlight the desired data source and press Enter ...

Page 17: ...g or press Menu and select Exit cursor mode CHIRP A CHIRP Compressed High Intensity Radar Pulse transducer transmits a modulated pulse of all frequencies within the bandwidth of the selected transducer type This unit supports two types of sonar Conventional and Downscan The features described in this section are for conventional sonar Refer to the Dowscan operation section for information on Dowsc...

Page 18: ...ntional sonar transducers 50 200 kHz Low High CHIRP 83 200 kHz Medium High CHIRP CHIRP Setup 1 Select a CHIRP transducer type from the Transducer type menu 2 Select the desired CHIRP frequency from the Frequency menu Sonar Menu Press Menu from any sonar page to access the Sonar menu Adjust Used to make adjustments to Sensitivity and Colorline Grayscale Sonar Menu Advanced Mode Options active with ...

Page 19: ...tions reducing the needs for adjust ments Auto Sensitivity is turned on by default NOTE You can make minor 4 changes to sensitivity with Auto Sensitivity turned on You will have to turn it off to make significant adjustments Range Selects the deepest range shown on the display Range settings display the section of the water column from the water surface to the selected depth range If you select to...

Page 20: ...ustom range you may not receive any digital depth read ings or you may receive incorrect depth information Sonar Frequencies 50 kHz Best depth penetration with lower resolution 83 kHz Wider cone angle provides more bottom coverage 200 kHz Highest sensitivity and best target separation in shallow water Low CHIRP Provides the best depth penetration with lower resolution Medium CHIRP Better depth pen...

Page 21: ...e from other transducers When using fishing modes ping speed settings are optimized for the selected fishing conditions so in most cases adjustments are not necessary Sonar Options Noise Rejection Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the ef fects noise boat pumps water conditions engine ignition systems etc has on your display and then filters out undesired signals ...

Page 22: ...symbols instead of fish arches Fish ID is not the most accurate method of fish detection since structure and suspended debris may be shown as a fish symbol on the display Surface Clarity Surface Clarity reduces surfaceclutterbydecreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface Split Zoom and Split Flasher Switches the sonar display from full screen sonar to a split screen view Split Zoom ...

Page 23: ...ook 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 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 NOTE The Downscan options menu will only be available when Downscan overlay is enabled Downscan options menu NOTE Sonar histor...

Page 24: ...l sonar settings will be visible on the sonar page WARNING Manual mode should only be used by advanced sonar users Manual Mode Restricts digital depth capability so the unit will only send sonar signals to the selected depth range That allows the display to continue smooth scrolling if the bottom depth is out of transducer range Sonar Settings Menu Restricts unit s digital depth search capability ...

Page 25: ...modes refer to the Basic Operation section 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 Installation Keel Offset All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom As a result water depth readings do not account for the distance from the transducer to the keel or fro...

Page 26: ...ater speed calibration Calibrates a paddlewheel speed sensor with speed data from a GPS source Temperature calibration Calibrates data from the transducer temperature sensor with data from a known temperature source to ensure the accuracy of temperature information Reset water distance Reset Water Distance to zero Transducer Type Selects the type of transducer model attached to your unit ...

Page 27: ... Trackback You can review your sonar history by pressing the keypad to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse and the sonar history bar appears at the bottom of the screen DSI menu Press Menu from the DSI page to view the DSI menu DSI Operation Stops sonar transmission pauses sonar scroll Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling or press Men...

Page 28: ... brightness ratio between light and dark areas on the screen making it easier to distinguish suspended objects from the background DSI units do not have a Sensitivity setting like traditional sonar units Contrast functions as the sensitivity setting for DSI units Adjust Accesses the Contrast adjustment scrollbar allowing you to adjust contrast settings Range Range settings display the section of t...

Page 29: ... readings or you may receive incorrect depth information 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 Downscan options Noise Rejection Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the ef fects noise boat pumps water conditions engine ignition systems etc has on your display and then filt...

Page 30: ...splay to a split zoom view Surface Clarity Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface Surface Clarity set to Low Surface Clarity set to High Color 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 deter...

Page 31: ...5x Elite 7x Overlay Data Allows you to select data to be displayed on top of the DSI page Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section Settings Accesses the Settings menu Refer to Sonar Set tings on page 21 Overlay data ...

Page 32: ...our unit System Adjusts unit settings like language mute audio and advanced mode Settings Enables advanced features and settings Displays software information System menu Restores settings and options to fac tory default settings Settings menu Advanced mode only Advanced mode only Elite 7 units only ...

Page 33: ...ches the unit back to default settings 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 Lowrance periodically updates unit software to add features and improve functionality To see the latest available software version go to www lowrance com Alarms Enables alarms and select...

Page 34: ...to a NMEA 2000 network you can select a GPS antenna on the network as your GPS source and share newly created way points with other display units on the network Alarms Shallow sounds alarm when vessel enters water shallower than the selected shallow threshold Fish sounds alarm when a fish symbol Fish ID appears on the sonar screen Units Allows you to select the unit of measure used by the unit Uni...

Page 35: ...hared and only with units on that network Data sources Elite 7 units only Allows you to select the source this unit will use for GPS data Device list Elite 7 units only Used to view data for devices connected to your NMEA 2000 network Simulator Simulates GPS and or sonar activity Simulations can be customized on the Simulator options menu Selecting a GPS source ...

Page 36: ...vels Communications Elite 7x NMEA 2000 NMEA 0183 Output Elite 5x NMEA 0183 Ouput Declaration of Conformity Part 15 103 FCC rules CE RTTE directive 1999 5 EC Power Transmit Power 250W RMS 30 000 PTP Power Requirement 12V Voltage Input 10 to 17V Current drain Typical 1 1A Fuse type 3 amp Automotive Sonar Max depth 300ft 91m 455 800Khz 1000ft 305m 83 200kHz 2500ft 762m 50 200kHz Transducer Frequency ...

Page 37: ...rm 31 Fish ID 19 Fishing Mode 7 Fishing Modes Reset 22 Frequency 17 26 H High CHIRP 17 I Ice Mode 20 Installation menu 22 K Keel Offset 22 L Language 30 Low CHIRP 17 M Manual Mode 21 Medium CHIRP 17 Mute Audio 30 N NMEA 0183 31 NMEA 2000 31 Data sources 32 Noise Rejection 18 26 O On Off features 6 Overlay Data 12 28 Configure 12 Customizing 13 Show 12 P Page menus 4 Page selection 4 Ping Speed 17 ...

Page 38: ...Sonar Installation 22 Sonar Menu 15 Sonar Options menu 18 Sonar Page 10 Sonar settings 21 Split Flasher 19 Split Zoom 18 Standby mode 9 Stop Sonar 20 27 Surface Clarity 19 System settings 29 T Temp calibration 23 Text entry 6 Trackback 24 Turn unit on off 3 U Unit Controls 3 Units 31 Upper Lower Limits 16 25 W Working with menus 6 ...

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