Lowrance Elite 5X DSI User manual

Installation & Operation
manual
Elite 5X DSI, Mark 5X DSI, Elite 4X DSI & Mark 4X DSI
Operation manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction...................................... 2
Setup wizard............................................3
Pages ......................................................3
DSI menu.................................................3
Accessing the Settings menu ..................3
Basic Operation............................... 4
Working with menus ................................4
Dialogs.....................................................5
Cursor......................................................5
Standby mode .........................................6
Restore defaults ......................................6
Adjusting the display................................6
Pages................................................ 7
DSI Page .................................................7
Split Frequency........................................7
Split Zoom ...............................................8
Overlay Data............................................8
Using DSI........................................ 10
Trackback ............................................. 10
DSI menu...............................................10
DSI Interpretation .......................... 14
Settings Menu........................................16
System...................................................16
Settings .......................................... 16
Sonar ....................................................17
Installation .............................................18
Alarms ..................................................19
Index ............................................... 20
Specications ................................ 21
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Introduction
Getting Started
Turn unit on/off
To turn on/off the unit,
press and hold the LIGHT/
POWER key for three
seconds.
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.
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
ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom
out
Introduction
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Basic Operation
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.
DSI menu
Accessing the Settings menu
DSI page DSI menu
Pages
This unit has three pages: DSI, Split frequency and
Split zoom.
Settings menu
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Basic Operation
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 (in-
crease).
On/Off features
Select an on/o menu item
and press ENTER to turn
it on/o.
Dropdown menus
After accessing the dropdown menu, press the
keypad up/down to select
the desired item and press
Enter.
NOTE: Press the MENU key to Exit
menus.
Basic Operation
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Basic Operation
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.
Cursor
The cursor is used to select review sonar history.
Press MENU and select Exit cursor mode to clear
the cursor.
Dialogs
Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting in-
formation to the user.
Depending on the type of infor-
mation or entry, dierent meth-
ods are used to conrm, cancel
or close the dialog.
Entering text
Switches
keyboard between
Alpha and
QWERTY layout
Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase
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Basic Operation
Standby mode
Lowers power consumption by turning o sonar
and the display.
Press the PWR/Light key to ac-
cess the Backlight dialog. Select
Standby and press Enter.
Press any key to resume normal
operation.
Restore defaults
Resets unit options and settings
to defaults.
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not is use will run
down your battery.
Adjusting the display
You can make adjustments to the display using
Contrast and Color settings. Both are covered in
the DSI section.
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Pages
DSI Page
Displays the water column moving from right to
left on your unit’s screen.
DSI Split Frequency page
Split Frequency
Displays both transducer frequencies at the same
time. 800 kHz provides the best resolution, while
455 kHz has greater depth coverage.
DSI Page
Pages
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Pages
Overlay Data
Allows you to select data (water temperature,
depth, etc) to be displayed on top of the DSI screen.
You can also turn on/o the display of congured
overlay data using the Show setting.
Show
Enables/disables the display of overlay data, allow-
ing you to remove overlay data from the screen
without deleting the selected overlay data con-
guration.
DSI Split Zoom
Split Zoom
Allows you to zoom in for a closer look without los-
ing your view of the water column.
Overlay data
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Pages
Congure
Used to select and customize overlay data for dis-
play on the DSI screen.
To select overlay data:
1. From a DSI 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 the desired data from the Con-
gure Items to show screen. Press EN-
TER.
6. Press MENU and select Return to
overlays.
7. Press MENU, select Done Conguring
and press ENTER.
Customizing Overlay Data
Access the Overlay Data conguration menu to
make adjustments to the size and/or location of
overlay data on the display.
Press Menu from the Congure Item Locations and
Sizes screen to access the menu.
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DSI
Using DSI
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.
Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right
to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU
and select Exit cursor mode.
DSI history bar
DSI menu
Press Menu from any DSI page to view the DSI
menu.
Stop sonar:
pauses the
sonar screen
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DSI
Contrast
Adjusts the 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 tradi-
tional sonar units. Contrast functions as the sensi-
tivity setting for DSI units.
Adjust
Accesses the Contrast adjustment
scrollbar, allowing you to adjust
contrast settings.
Range
Selects the deepest range shown on the
display. Range settings display the sec-
tion of the water column from the water
surface to the selected depth range.
Custom Range — Upper and Lower Limits
Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of
a section of the water column. That allows you to
view a section of the water column that does not
include the water surface.
Upper and lower limits must be at least 6.5 ft (2m)
apart.
Contrast set
to 40
Contrast set
to 60
Contrast set
to 80
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DSI
Color
Used to change the unit’s col-
or palette. The Color setting
allows you to select a palette
best suited for your shing
conditions.
The White background palette works well for sus-
pended targets. Purple is useful for viewing struc-
ture detail and determining bottom hardness.
Sepia is best for looking at bottom detail. Mono-
Frequency
Controls the transducer frequency
used by the unit. 800 kHz oers the
best resolution, while 455 kHz has
greater depth coverage.
Surface Clarity
Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreas-
ing the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface.
Surface Clarity
set to Low.
Surface Clarity
set to High.
Stop Sonar
Pauses the sonar chart, allowing you to get a better
look at suspended targets and structure.
NOTE: When using a custom range, you
may not receive any digital depth read-
ings, or you may recieve incorrect depth
information.
chrome uinits only support Grayscale and Reverse
Grayscale settings.
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DSI
Overlay Data
Allows you to select data (water temperature,
depth, etc) to be displayed on top of the DSI screen.
Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section.
Settings
Accesses the settings menu.
Overlay data
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DSI Interpretation
Baitball
Bridge
piling
Pipes
Baitsh on
the move
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DSI Interpretation
Fish
Trees
Fish
Thermocline
Structure
Structure
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Settings
Settings Menu
Accesses installation and conguration settings for
your unit.
System
Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio
and advanced mode.
Settings
menu
Displays soft-
ware informa-
tion
Turns on/off
unit audio
System menu
Settings
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Settings
Set Language
Selects the language used on
menus and text boxes.
Mute Audio
Turns on/o unit audio, like key beeps, alarm
sounds, etc.
Restore Defaults
Switches the unit back to default
settings.
About
Displays software information about this unit. Be-
fore attempting a software update, you can check
the version of software your unit is using by access-
ing the About screen.
Lowrance periodically updates unit software to
add features and improve functionality. To see the
latest available software version go to www.low-
rance.com.
Sonar
Used to make adjustments to Sonar options and
settings.
Sonar Settings Menu
Restricts unit’s digi-
tal depth search
capability
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Settings
Noise Rejection
Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the ef-
fects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine
ignitiion systems, etc.) has on your display, and
then lters out the undesired signals.
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.
When the unit is in manual mode, you may not re-
ceive any depth readings, or you may recieve incor-
rect depth information.
Installation
Provides access to Keel Oset and Temp Calibration
settings.
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 from the transducer to the
water surface.
Installation menu
WARNING: Manual mode should only be
used by advanced sonar users.
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