Lowrance Elite-5 DSI User manual

Installation & Operation
manual
Elite-5 & Elite-7 Combo
Operation manual

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Compliance Statements
Lowrance Elite-5 and Elite-7
• 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
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WARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible for operating
the vehicle in a safe manner. Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance of all pertinent driving or
boating conditions at all times. An accident or collision resulting in damage to property, personal injury or
death could occur if the operator of a GPS-equipped vehicle fails to pay full attention to travel conditions
and vehicle operation while the vehicle is in motion.
Warning
The user is cautioned that any changes or modications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy 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 o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver
• Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help

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Table of Contents | Elite-5 & Elite-7 Table of Contents | Elite-5 & Elite-7
Introduction...................................... 3
Unit Controls............................................3
Inserting microSD cards ..........................4
Basic Operation............................... 5
Setup wizard............................................5
Selecting Pages.......................................5
Page menus ............................................5
Accessing the Settings menu ..................6
Accessing menu items.............................7
Fishing Modes .........................................8
Cursor......................................................9
Goto cursor..............................................9
Advanced Mode ....................................10
Standby mode .......................................10
Restore defaults ....................................10
Pages...............................................11
Steer Page............................................. 11
Sonar Page............................................ 11
Downscan page ....................................12
Chart Page ............................................12
Combo pages ........................................13
Overlay Data..........................................14
Sonar Operation ............................ 16
Trackback .............................................. 16
CHIRP ...................................................16
Sensitivity ..............................................18
Colorline ................................................18
Range....................................................19
Table of contents

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Frequency .............................................19
Ping Speed............................................20
Fish ID ..................................................22
Downscan options .................................22
Sonar Settings.......................................23
Installation .............................................25
DSI Operation................................. 26
Trackback ............................................. 26
Ping Speed............................................28
Downscan options .................................28
Chart Operation ............................. 31
Waypoints, Routes, Trails...................... 32
Routes Screen.......................................33
Trails Screen ......................................... 37
Orientation.............................................39
Chart Settings........................................40
Navigation Settings ...................................41
AIS................................................... 43
AIS Setup ..............................................43
Target symbols ......................................44
Viewing AIS target information ..............45
Settings .......................................... 46
System...................................................46
Alarms ..................................................48
Saving Screenshots...............................48
NMEA 0183 Output................................49
NMEA 2000 (Elite-7 units only)..............49
Specications ................................ 51
Index ............................................... 52

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Introduction | Elite-5 & Elite-7 Introduction | Elite-5 & Elite-7
Getting Started
Turn unit
on/off
To turn on/off the unit, press and
hold the LIGHT/POWER key for
three seconds.
Man
Overboard
waypoint
Press the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT
keys at the same time to set a Man
Overboard waypoint. Your system will
automatically create an active route
back to the MOB waypoint. You must
cancel navigation to terminate the
function.
Adjusting
the
backlight
This unit has 10 backlight levels.
Press the LIGHT/POWER key to
switch backlight levels.
Muting
Audio
Select Mute Audio from the System
menu and press ENTER.
Selecting a
GPS
Source
Select GPS from the System settings
menu. Highlight GPS source and
press ENTER. Select the desired
source.
Unit Controls
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: nalizes menu selections; save
waypoint at cursor position
MOB: press and hold both Zoom keys to
create a Man Overboard waypoint
ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom out
microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save
screen captures; or insert a microSD mapping card to
use mapping data (See illustration on page 2)

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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.
Conventional sonar and Downscan
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and Downscan.
Referto theSonarOperation section forinformation
about conventional sonar features and settings.
Downscan features and settings are covered in the
Downscan Operation section.
Conventional Downscan

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Selecting Pages
To select a page, press the keypad in the direction
of the desired page and press ENTER.
Page menus
The Steer, Downscan, Sonar and Chart pages have
menus that can only be accessed when those pag-
es are displayed.
Setup wizard
The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is
turned on for the rst 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 eight pages: Steer, Downscan, Sonar,
Chart, Chart/Sonar, Chart/Downscan, Sonar/
Downscan and Chart/Sonar/Downscan.
Steer page
Steer menu
Basic Operation

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Combo pages
Press the PAGES key twice to switch active panels.
The page menu for active page will be displayed
when the MENU key is pressed.
Accessing the Settings menu
Chart page Chart menu
Downscan page
Downscan menu
Sonar page
Sonar menu
Two-panel page Three-panel page

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On/Off features
Select an on/o menu item and
press ENTER to turn it on/o.
Dropdown menus
Access the dropdown
menu and press the
keypad up/down to select
the desired item and press
ENTER.
Dialogs
Dialogs are used for user input or
for presenting information to the
user. Depending on the type of
entry, dierent methods are used
to conrm, cancel or close the
dialog.
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.
Working with menus
There are several menu types used to make
adjustments to options and settings, including
scrollbars, on/o features and dropdown menus.
Scrollbars
Select the scrollbar and press the
keypad left (decrease) or right
(increase).
NOTE: Press the MENU key to Exit
menus.

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Fishing Modes
(Conventional sonar only)
Fishing modes enhance the performance of your
unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings
geared to specic shing conditions.
Switches keyboard
between Alpha and
QWERTY layout
Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase
Entering text
Some functions, 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 entry is completed, highlight OK
and press ENTER.

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Cursor
The keypad moves the cursor around the display,
allowing you to scroll the map, select map items
and review sonar history.
Press MENU and select Return to vessel or Exit cur-
sor 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.
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 400ft or less Fresh-Saltwater mix
Ice 400ft or less Ice shing
NOTE: Use Fresh Water mode when shing
in less than 100 feet of water; otherwise
your unit may not track bottom properly.

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Press the PWR/LIGHT key to access the Backlight
dialog.
Select Standby and press ENTER.
Press any key to resume normal operation.
Restore defaults
Resets unit options and
settings to defaults.
Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• Navigation (Enables arrival radius, off-
course distance and Bearings setting)
• Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and
anchor alarm options)
• NMEA 0183 Output
• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth,
temperature, and bearings options)
Standby mode
Lowers power consumption by
turning o sonar and the display.
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not is use will run
down your battery.

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Steer Page
The Steer page has a compass that shows your
current track, the direction to your destination, and
a digital data navigation panel.
Your location
Direction to cursor
Compass
Current Track
Navigation
information
Sonar Page
Displays the water column moving from right to
left on your unit’s screen.
Fish arches
Surface Clutter
Range
Scale
Colorline
Pages

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Downscan page
The Downscan page shows the water column
moving from right to left. You can overlay
downscan sonar on the conventional sonar page
by selecting Downscan Overlay on the Sonar
settings menu.
Chart Page
Consists of map that moves in real-time as you
move. By default, the map is shown from a birds-
eye view with North at the top of the screen.
Current location
Waypoint
Current location;
distance to cursor
Depth contours
Zoom
Range
Structure
Fish Surface clutter
Range scale

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Combo pages
This unit has four pre-congured combo pages.
Chart/Sonar Chart/Downscan
Sonar/Downscan Chart/Sonar/Downscan
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).

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To add overlay data:
1. From the Sonar, Chart or Dowscan
page, press MENU.
2. Select Overlay data and press ENTER.
3. Select Congure and press ENTER.
4. Press Menu and select Add. Press
ENTER.
5. Select a data category and press
ENTER.
6. Select the desired data and press
ENTER.
7. Press MENU and select Return to
Overlays. Press ENTER.
8. Press MENU, select Done Conguring
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
conguration.
Congure
Allows you to select/customize overlay data.
Overlay data

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Customizing Overlay Data
You can select a data source, add/remove data and
adjust the size and position of overlay data on the
screen.
Select the desired overlay
data from the Congure Item
Locations and Sizes dialog and
press MENU. The conguration
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.

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Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right
to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU
and select Exit cursor mode.
CHIRP
A CHIRP (Compressed High Intensity Radar Pulse)
transducer transmits a modulated pulse of multiple
frequencies within the bandwidth of the selected
transducer type.
This results in better image quality, better target
separation and greater depth penetration.
This unit supports High CHIRP, Medium CHIRP and
Low CHIRP, depending on the transducer.
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and Downscan.
The features described in this section are for
conventional sonar. Refer to the Downscan section
for information on Downscan features.
Trackback
You can review your recent sonar history by mov-
ing the cursor to the left until the screen starts to
move in reverse.
Sonar Operation Blue sonar history bar

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You can use CHIRP with Lowrance conventional
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.
Sonar Menu
(Advanced Mode)
(Options active
with Downscan
overlay turned on)
Used to record
sonar logs