Lowrance HDS-8 User manual

Function keys
Zooms out the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages.
ZOUT
Zooms in the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages.
ZIN
Press to return to a previous screen, clear data and
close menus. Pressing ExIT on the Chart page will
quickly switch between displaying the boat symbol
and the last cursor position.
ExIT
Press to save data, change values and accept menu
commands; also acts as a short cut key for important
functions such as saving a waypoint at the cursor
position on the Chart page.
ENTER
Accesses the features available on each page.
MENU
Press to select the page (screen) to display or to access utilities such as
the waypoints list and celestial table. Press and hold to switch control
between the panels and combo (split screen) pages.
PAGES
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
Activates cursor. Press up, down, left or right to
move the cursor.
Arrow
Keypad
Press to save a waypoint at your current GPS position. Press and hold
to search for waypoints and other points of interest (POI's) or quickly
access waypoints, routes and trails..
WPT
FIND
Creating a Man Overboard (MOB) position
Press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time to create a MOB waypoint with a
line to your boat position.
Quick Start Guide
HDS-8/8m & HDS-10/10m

To view a page:
1. From any screen press PAGES to access the Pages screen.
Select the the desired page display.2.
To adjust Panel sizes on a Combo page:
1. From the Pages screen select the desired combo page and press
the MENU key. Selecting Sonar + Chart will display a Sonar and
Chart combo page.
Select2. Adjust panel sizes. and press ENTER.
Use the keypad to adjust the panel size.3.
To add a Data or Gauge overlay to a page:
1. To add/edit data overlay, select the desired page from the pages
screen and press MENU.
Select2. Edit data overlay and press ENTER.
When the page appears press3. ENTER to select data or MENU to
access the edit overlay menu.
To access softkey features, press the button below the softkey. When you have
nished making adjustments press the softkey button again to close the menu.
Pages screen
Softkeys
Chart page softkeys
NOTE: Hold down the PAGES key to switch active panels
when viewing a combo page.

Sonar (Sonar units only)
Cursor
Press the keypad to the left to scroll the Sonar page back to view previous
sonar returns. When the cursor is onscreen the sonar does not show real
time sonar returns. Press ExIT to return to normal operation.
Cursor depth Fish arches Brush pile
Information at
cursor's position Range scale
Amplitude
scope
History bar
Transducer Type
Selecting the proper transducer type from the sonar installation menu helps optimize
HDS performance by enabling settings (temperature and frequency) and menu
options specic to your transducer.
To select a Transducer Type:
Press1. MENU twice.
Select2. Sonar and press ENTER.
Select3. Installation and press ENTER.
Select the desired transducer type4.
and press ENTER.
Highlight5. Save and press ENTER.
Transducer type menu

Fishing Modes
Enhances the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar
settings geared to specic shing conditions.
Sonar display settings/options
To adjust Sensitivity:
From the Sonar page press the1. Sensitivity softkey. The Sensitivity
adjustment softkey will appear on screen. Use the left and right
arrows on the keypad to make adjustments.
To adjust Colorline:
From the Sonar page press the1. Colorline softkey. The Colorline
adjustment softkey will appear on screen. Use the left and right
arrows on the keypad to make adjustments.
Fishing
Mode Depth Settings Palette
General Use ≤1,000 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/ blue background
Shallow Water ≤ 60 ft 75% Ping speed bottom brown/white background
Fresh Water ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed bottom brown/white background
Deep Water ≥ 1,000 ft 50% Ping speed Deep Blue
Slow Trolling ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background
Fast Trolling ≤ 400 ft Lower chart speed Bottom brown/white background
Clear Water ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background
Ice Fishing ≤ 400 ft Settings optimized to reduce interference from
other sonar units
Selecting a shing mode:
Press1. MENU twice.
Select2. Sonar and press ENTER.
Highlight3. Fishing Mode and press ENTER.
Select the desired shing mode and press 4. ENTER.
*Ping speed settings in the table are shown as a percentage of the
maximum value. Ping speed values will look different on your unit.
Fishing Modes
Enhances the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar
settings geared to specic shing conditions.

To select a Sonar color palette:
From the Sonar page press the1. MENU key.
Select2. Sonar Options and press ENTER.
Select3. Palette and press ENTER.
Select the desired palette and press4. ENTER.
To mark an underwater object with a waypoint:
From the Sonar page, press the1.
keypad to activate the cursor.
Use the keypad to center the cursor2.
over the underwater object and
press ENTER. A waypoint will be
created at the cursor's position on
the Sonar page.
Sonar page Split screen options
To select a split screen display:
From the Sonar page press the1.
Split/No Split softkey.
Select the desired split screen2.
option.
To view two sonar Frequencies:
Press1. PAGES to access the Pages
screen.
From the Pages screen, select2.
Sonar + Sonar and press ENTER.

To Navigate to a Point of Interest on the Chart page:
From the Chart page center the1.
cursor over a point of interest,
press the Go to Cursor softkey.
The unit will create a straight line
navigation course to the cursor
position on the Chart page.
To stop Navigating:
From the Chart page, press the1.
Cancel navigation softkey.
Go To Cursor/Cancel Navigation
To Create Waypoint at current position:
Press the1. WPT/Find key to create a waypoint at the your current
position.
To Create Waypoint at the Cursor position on Chart page:
Place the cursor on the Chart page where you want to set the1.
waypoint, press the New Waypoint
softkey. The New Waypoint menu
will appear.
Select2. Save from the New Waypoint
menu and press ENTER.
Waypoints
*988-10059-001*
MMC/SD card slot
The MMC/SD card slot allows you to view
mapping charts and save/view route, trail and
sonar log data.
Make sure the MMC card slot door is always
closed to prevent moisture from getting into the
card slot compartment. To prevent damage to
the card slots, use care when inserting cards in
the card slots.