Lowrance HDS-5 User manual

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.
Function keys
Pub. 988-0176-04A
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 on Chart page. 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-5 & HDS-7

To view a page:
1. From any screen press PAGES to access the Pages screen.
Select the page display. Chart / Sonar will display a Chart and Sonar2.
combo page.
To adjust Panel sizes on a Combo page:
1. From the Pages screen select the Combo page option you want
to view, press the MENU key. Select Adjust panel sizes. Use the on
screen button to adjust the panel size.
To add a Data or Gauge overlay to a page:
1. From the Pages screen select the page you want to add or Edit data
display for, press the MENU key. Select Edit data overlay.
When the page appears press2. ENTER to add data or MENU to
access options, or follow the on screen instructions.
MMC / SD card slot
The MMC card slot door has a magnetic latch. In-
sert cards face up. Always use care when insert-
ing MMC cards. Forcing cards into the slot could
cause damage. Make sure the MMC card slot door
is always closed. This will help to prevent mois-
ture from getting into the card slot compartment.
Pages screen

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 MENU key. The Chart
menu will appear.
From the Chart menu select2. Go
to Cursor, press ENTER. The unit
will begin navigating to the cursor
position on the Chart page.
To stop Navigating to a Point of Interest or any other destination:
From the Chart menu select1. Navigation and press ENTER.
Highlight and select2. Cancel from the submenu. To reset your
cross-track (of course) error, select Restart Navigation from the
submenu.
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 Chart1.
page where you want to set the
waypoint, press the ENTER key.
The New Waypoint menu will
appear.
Select2. Save from the New
Waypoint menu.
Waypoints screen
To view stored waypoints go to the
Waypoints screen in the Utilities page. From
the Waypoints screen you can view and edit
stored waypoints.
Waypoints

To view POI information on the Chart page:
Select a POI on the Chart page with the cursor. A pop-up box will1.
appear identifying the POI. Press the MENU key. The Chart menu
will appear.
Select Info from the Chart menu, press2. ENTER. The Chart Info
screen will appear.
To view additional information about the POI, select3. Details. The
Information screen will appear.
Chart POI information
Routes
To create a Route from the Chart page:
Press the1. MENU key and select New Route from the Chart menu.
Press ENTER.
Follow the on screen instructions.2.
Press the3. MENU key to open the Edit route menu. Select Save and
press ENTER. The route will be saved to the Routes screen.
From the Routes screen highlight the route and select4. Start. The
Start Route message box will appear, select either Forward or
Reverse.

To adjust Sensitivity and Colorline:
From the Sonar page press the1. MENU key. The Sonar menu will
appear. From the Sonar menu select Adjust.
The Sensitivity adjustment menu will appear. Use the left and right2.
arrows to make adjustments.
To adjust Colorline use the up or down arrows to select the Colorline3.
menu. Use the left or right arrows to make adjustments.
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 cursor is on screen the
sonar does not show real time sonar returns.
Cursor depth Fish arches Brush pile
Sonar
Information at
cursor's position. Range scale Amplitude
scope
History bar
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 shing situations, a range of
special Fishing Mode settings are available. Consult the
user's manual for more details.

To mark an Underwater object with a Waypoint:
From the Sonar page, press the Arrow1.
keypad to activate the cursor. Use the
Arrow keypad to center the cursor
over the underwater object, press
ENTER. A waypoint will be created
at the cursor's position on the Sonar
page. The waypoint can be viewed
from either the Waypoints screen or
the Chart page.
To select a Sonar page Palette:
From the Sonar page press the1. MENU key. The Sonar
menu will appear. Select View in the Sonar menu to
open the View submenu.
From the View submenu select2. Palette. The Palette
menu has 12 sonar screen categories, including
Grayscale, Nightview and Iceview.
Sonar page Split screen options
To select a Zoom, Bottom Lock or Flasher split screen
display:
From the Sonar page press the1. MENU
key. The Sonar menu will appear.
Select View in the Sonar menu to open
the View submenu.
From the View submenu select2. Split
to open the Split (screen) menu. The
Split screen options are: No split,
Zoom, Bottom Lock and Flasher.
To view and control two Frequencies at
once:
Press1. PAGES to access the Pages
screen. From the Pages screen Sonar
options select + Sonar combo pages.