Lowrance Mark-4 HDI User manual

Installation & Operation
manual
Mark-4 HDI & Elite-4 HDI
Operation manual

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Table of Contents | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI Table of Contents | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
Introduction...................................... 3
Unit Controls............................................ 3
Basic Operation............................... 5
Setup wizard............................................ 5
Pages ......................................................5
Selecting Pages.......................................5
Page menus ............................................5
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
DownScan Operation .................... 16
Trackback .............................................16
Ping Speed............................................18
DownScan options.................................19
Sonar Operation ............................ 21
Trackback ..............................................21
Table of contents

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Sensitivity ..............................................23
Colorline ................................................23
Range....................................................23
Frequency .............................................24
Ping Speed............................................24
Fish ID ..................................................26
DownScan options.................................26
Sonar Settings.......................................27
Chart Operation ............................. 30
Waypoints, Routes, Trails......................31
Routes Screen....................................... 33
Trails Screen .........................................37
Orientation............................................. 39
Overlay Data..........................................39
Settings..................................................39
Chart Settings........................................ 40
Navigation Settings ..................................41
AIS................................................... 43
AIS Setup ..............................................43
Target symbols ......................................44
Viewing AIS target information ..............45
Settings .......................................... 46
System...................................................46
Saving Screenshots...............................48
Alarms ..................................................48
Specications ................................ 50
Index ............................................... 51

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Introduction | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI Introduction | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
Getting Started
Turn unit
on/o
To turn on/o 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 11 backlight levels. Press
the LIGHT/POWER key to switch
backlight levels.
Muting
Audio
Select Audio from the System menu.
Select Mute and press ENTER.
Unit Controls
LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level
and turns unit on/o
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; (-)
used to zoom out
microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save
screen captures, sonar logs, waypoints, routes and
trails; or insert a microSD mapping card to use
mapping data
Introduction

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Introduction | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI Introduction | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
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.
Refer to the “Sonar Operation” section for
information about conventional sonar features and
settings.
DownScan features and settings are covered in the
“DownScan Operation” section.
Conventional DownScan

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Basic Operation | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI Basic Operation | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
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
pages 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
This unit has eight pages: Steer, DownScan, Sonar,
Chart, Chart/Sonar, Chart/DownScan, Sonar/
DownScan and Chart/Sonar/DownScan.
Steer page
Steer menu
Pages dialog
Basic Operation

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Combo pages
Press the PAGES key twice to switch active
panels. The page menu for the 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
cursor 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

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Standby mode
Lowers power consumption by turning o sonar
and the display.
1. Press the PWR/LIGHT
key to access the
Backlight dialog.
2. Select Standby and
press ENTER.
3. Press any key to resume normal
operation.
Restore defaults
Sets unit options and settings
to default values.
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 conguration options
• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth,
temperature and bearings conguration
options) NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not in use will run
down your battery.

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Pages | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI Pages | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
Steer Page
The Steer page has a compass that shows your
current track, the direction to your destination, and
a digital data navigation panel.
Sonar Page
Displays the water column moving from right to
left on your unit’s screen.
Pages
Fish arches Surface
Clutter
Range Scale
Bottom
countour
Current
vessel
location
Course over ground
Compass
Direction to
destination
Navigation
information

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Pages | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI Pages | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
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 a 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.
Structure
Baitsh Surface clutter
Range scale
Current
vessel
location
Waypoint
Current location and
distance/bearing to cursor Zoom
Range
Cursor

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Pages | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI Pages | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
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. The active panel will
have an orange border.
Customizing combo pages
You can control how the pages
will be arranged on the screen:
vertically (side) or horizontally
(over).

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Pages | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI Pages | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
To add overlay data:
1. From the Sonar, Chart or DownScan
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 category and press ENTER.
6. Select the desired data and press
ENTER.
7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to add more data.
8. Press MENU and select Return to
Overlays. Press ENTER.
9. Press MENU, select Done Conguring
and press ENTER.
Overlay Data
Used to select data shown on the Sonar, DownScan
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 add/remove data and adjust the size and
position of overlay data on the screen.
1. Press MENU and select Overlay data.
2. Select Congure and press ENTER.
3. Highlight the desired overlay data and
press MENU.
4. Selectthedesiredcongurationcategory
to make adjustments.

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DownScan Operation | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI DownScan Operation | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and DownScan.
The features described in this section are for
DownScan sonar. Refer to the “Sonar operation”
section for information on conventional sonar
features.
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.
DownScan menu
Press MENU from the DownScan page to view the
DownScan menu.
DownScan Operation
Stops sonar
transmission;
pauses sonar
scroll
Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right
to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU
and select Exit cursor mode.
DownScan history bar

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DownScan Operation | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI DownScan Operation | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
Contrast
Adjusts the brightness ratio between light and dark
areas on the screen, making it easier to distinguish
suspended objects from the background.
DownScan units do not have a Sensitivity setting
like traditional sonar units. Contrast functions as
the sensitivity setting for DownScan units.
Auto Contrast
Automatically adjusts contrast settings to a level
that works best with current water conditions.
Adjust
Access the Adjust menu to make
adjustments to the contrast level.
New Waypoint
Places a waypoint at your current position or at the
cursor position. From the new waypoint menu, you
can input a waypoint name, select an icon and
input a desired latitude/longitude.
New waypoint menu
Contrast set
to 40%
Contrast set
to 60%
Contrast set
to 80%

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DownScan Operation | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI DownScan Operation | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI
Frequency
Controls the transducer frequency
used by the unit. 800 kHz oers the
best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth
coverage.
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
NOTE: When using a custom range,
you may not receive any digital depth
readings, or you may receive incorrect
depth information.
Ping Speed
Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar
waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can
help reduce interference from other transducers.
Range
Range settings display the section of the
water column from the water surface to
the selected depth range.
NOTE: You can make limited adjustments
to the contrast level with Auto Contrast
turned on. You will have to turn it o to
have access to all contrast levels.
view a section of the water column that does not
include the water surface.
Upper and lower limits must be at least 5 ft (2m)
apart.