Lowrance HDS PRO Assembly instructions

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HDS®PRO
Basic Operation Guide
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CONTENTS
4 About
4 Interface
4 Turn unit on/off
5 Physical control keys
6 Card reader
6 System controls dialog
7 Home screen
7 Launch an application
8 Adjust panel size
8 Favorite pages
8 Add a favorite page
9 Edit/delete a favorite page
9 Menus
9 Panel menu
10 Settings
11 Chart
11 Waypoints
12 Routes
12 Navigation
13 Traditional/CHIRP Sonar
14 Imaging sonar
14 SideScan
14 DownScan
15 FishReveal™
16 ActiveTarget sonar
18 ActiveTarget 2 Wide sonar
19 Ping synchronization
19 Ghost 360
20 Trolling motor
20 Trolling motor controller
21 Trolling motor autopilot modes
21 Engaging/disengage trolling motor
21 Anchor modes
22 Radar

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Copyright
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• Navico® is a trademark of Navico Holding AS.
• Lowrance® is a trademark of Navico Holding AS.
• HDS® is a trademark of Navico Holding AS.
• Active Imaging™ and Active Imaging™ HD is a trademark of Navico Holding AS.
• ActiveTarget® is a trademark of Navico Holding AS.
• FishReveal™ is a trademark of Navico Holding AS.
• Ghost® is a trademark of Navico Holding AS.
• Scout™ is a trademark of Navico Holding AS.
• SD® and microSD® are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC.
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This product’s safety, disclaimer and compliance statements are supplied as a separate document.
Warranty
This product’s warranty is supplied as a separate document.
Product features
Features described and illustrated in this guide may vary from your display unit due to continuous development of the software.
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ABOUT
This document describes the basic operation of the HDS Pro multi-function display (MFD) unit. For the
latest version of this document and other user guides, we recommend you download the Lowrance
mobile app or visit: www.lowrance.com/downloads/hdspro.
INTERFACE
You can interact with your display unit via the touchscreen or by pressing the physical buttons on the
bezel.
TURN UNIT ON/OFF
Press the power key (A) to turn on the unit. Press and hold the power key to turn off the unit.
MOB
AA
MOB
10” display 12” and 16” displays

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PHYSICAL CONTROL KEYS
MOB
J
B
C
E
H
I
A
D
F
G
A Pages
• Press to activate the home screen
• Repeat short presses to cycle through your
favorites
• Long press to set a custom function.
B Waypoint
• Press to open the new waypoint dialog
• Press twice to save a waypoint
• Press and hold to access the nd dialog
C Arrows
• Press to position the cursor on the image
• Press to pan the image in any direction
• Press to navigate menus
D Exit
• Press to clear the cursor or restore the
cursor on the chart panel
• In menus and dialogs, press to return to
previous menu level and to exit a dialog.
E Enter
• In menus and dialogs, press to conrm a
selection.
F Zoom in/out
• Press to zoom the image
• Press both buttons at once to save a Man
Overboard (MOB) waypoint at the current
vessel position
G Menu
• Press to display the menu
• Press twice to access the settings menu
• Press and hold to hide the panel menu
H Power button
• When ON, press once to display the
system controls dialog
• Repeat short presses to cycle the backlight
brightness
I Quick access keys
• 10” display unit has two quick access keys
• 12” and 16” display units have four quick
access keys
• Use the congurable buttons option in the
system settings dialog to congure the
keys
J Card reader door

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Card reader
Carefully slide a microSD® card into the card reader slot until it clicks into place. To remove the microSD®
card, gently push in the card until it ejects out of the slot.
SYSTEM CONTROLS DIALOG
Press the power key once to view the System Controls dialog quickly.
¼Note: The content of the system controls dialog depends on connected equipment and active panel.

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HOME SCREEN
Press the pages key to view the home screen.
A B C D
E
LAUNCH AN APPLICATION
There are three ways to launch an application:
1 Select the application icon (full page panel)
2 Select and hold an application icon to select a predened split page
3 Select the favorites icon
All applications have three distinct interface areas.
CA B
A Control bar
B Application panel
C Application menu
A Settings
B Applications
C Close
D Favorites bar
E Toolbar

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ADJUST PANEL SIZE
To adjust the panel sizes in a split page or favorite pages:
1 Select Adjust splits on the System Controls dialog to show the resize icon.
2 Drag the resize icon to set the preferred panel size.
3 Save the changes by pressing the enter key, or select Save.
FAVORITE PAGES
Add a favorite page
To add a favorite page, select and drag one or more application icons onto the center of the page editor.
If you add more than one icon, a custom application page layout can be congured as your favorite.
¼Note: A maximum of four applications can be added to a favorite page.

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Edit/delete a favorite page
To edit a favorite page, select and hold the favorite page you want to edit, then select or select Edit on
the favorites bar, then select on the favorites page.
To delete a favorite page, select next to the favorite page.
¼Note: The delete action cannot be undone.
MENUS
Panel menu
To the hide the panel menu, swipe the menu to the right or press and hold the menu key. To restore the
panel menu, select Menu or press the menu key.

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Settings
There are three ways to view the Settings screen:
1 Press the menu key twice.
2 Select Settings on the System controls dialog.
3 Select Settings on the home screen.