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HDS-5x

Quick Start Guide

Pub. 988-0176-03A

Function keys

HDS works very much like previous Lowrance products but there are some changes 

that make it even easier to use. Read this guide to quickly familiarize yourself with 

your new display. For more details on any of the features mentioned here consult 

the user's manual.

Zooms out the Sonar page. 

ZOUT

Zooms in the Sonar page. 

ZIN

Press to return to a previous screen, clear data and 

close menus. 

EXIT

Press to save data, change values and accept menu 

commands.

ENTER

Accesses the features available on each page. 

MENU

Press to bring up the Pages screen, also press and hold to switch control 

between the panels and combo (split screen) pages.

PAGES

Selects sonar frequency displayed on Sonar page.

FREQ

Activates cursor on Sonar page. Press up, down, left 

or right to move the cursor.  

Arrow 

Keypad

Press to turn the unit on, adjust the backlight or place the unit in low 

power (standby) mode. Press and hold to turn the unit off. 

LIGHT 

POWER

NOTE:

 

The unit is set up for optimal automatic operation 

under most conditions. For use in thick weeds or very deep 

water, and a number of other fishing situations, a range of 

special  Fishing  Mode  settings  are  available.  Consult  the 

user's manual for more details.

Summary of Contents for HDS-5x

Page 1: ...sses the features available on each page MENU Press to bring up the Pages screen also press and hold to switch control between the panels and combo split screen pages PAGES Selects sonar frequency displayed on Sonar page FREQ Activates cursor on Sonar page Press up down left or right to move the cursor Arrow Keypad Press to turn the unit on adjust the backlight or place the unit in low power stand...

Page 2: ...age Palette From the Sonar page press the 1 MENU key The Sonar menu will appear Select View in the Sonar menu to open the View submenu From the View submenu select 2 Palette The Palette menu has 12 sonar screen categories including Grayscale Nightview and Iceview Cursor When the cursor is active on screen use the History bar to scroll the Sonar page back and view previous sonar returns When the cu...

Page 3: ... on the screen at all times Flasher splits the display with a flasher style sonar on the left a normal sonar view on the right To view and control two Frequencies at once Press 1 PAGES to access the Pages screen From the Pages screen Sonar options select Sonar combo pages Fish ID Displays fish echoes as fish symbols instead of fish arches with or without depths To select Fish ID symbols and Depths...

Page 4: ... easier to distinguish the bottom from fish trees and other objects To turn Temperature Graph on off From the Sonar page press the 1 MENU key The Sonar menu will appear select View The View submenu will appear From the View submenu select 2 Depth Line and press ENTER to turn this feature on or off Amplitude Scope Shows sonar returns in real time To turn Temperature Graph on off From the Sonar page...

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