Lowrance Elite 5 DSI User manual

Installation & Operation
manual
Elite 5 DSI, Elite 4 DSI & Mark 4 DSI
Operation manual

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1
Table of Contents
Introduction...................................... 3
Unit Controls............................................3
Inserting microSD cards ..........................4
Basic Operation............................... 5
Setup wizard............................................5
Selecting Pages.......................................5
Accessing menu items.............................7
Working with menus ................................7
Cursor......................................................9
Goto cursor..............................................9
Advanced Mode ......................................9
Standby mode .........................................9
Restore defaults ....................................10
Adjusting the display..............................10
Pages...............................................11
Steer Page............................................. 11
DSI Page ............................................... 11
Chart/DSI page......................................12
Chart Page ............................................12
Chart/Sonar split....................................13
Overlay Data..........................................13
Using DSI........................................ 15
Trackback .............................................15
DSI menu...............................................15
DSI Interpretation .......................... 19
Using your Chart ........................... 21
Chart Menu............................................21
Waypoints, Routes, Trails......................22

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Table of Contents
Routes Screen.......................................23
Trails Screen .........................................27
Orientation............................................. 29
Settings Menu........................................30
System...................................................30
Settings .......................................... 30
Browse Files.......................................... 32
Saving Screenshots...............................32
Navigation..............................................33
Chart......................................................34
Sonar ....................................................35
Installation .............................................36
Alarms ..................................................37
Index ............................................... 39
Specications ................................ 41

3
Introduction
Getting Started
Turn unit
on/off
To turn on/off 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 way-
point. You must cancel navigation
to terminate the function.
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.
Selecting a
GPS
Source
Select GPS Source from the
System menu and press ENTER.
Select internal or external and
press ENTER. (Elite-5 DSI only)
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
MOB: press and hold both Zoom keys
to create a Man Overboard waypoint
microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save
screen captures; or insert a microSD mapping card
to use mapping data (See illustration on page 2)
Introduction

4
Introduction
Inserting/Removing 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.

5
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.
NOTICE
This manual covers several units. Some screen-
shots may dier from what you see on your
screen. Your unit, however, will function in a
similar manner.
Pages
This unit has four pages: Steer, Chart, Chart/DSI and
DSI.
Selecting Pages
To select a page, press the keypad in the direction
of the desired page.
Pages menu
Basic Operation

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Basic Operation
Steer page
Steer menu
DSI Page DSI menu
Chart/DSI page
Chart or DSI
menu will appear
depending on
which panel is
active. Press
the PAGES key
twice to switch
active panels.
Chart page
Chart menu
Page menus
The Steer, DSI, Chart, and Chart/DSI pages have
menus that can only be accessed when those
pages are displayed.

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Basic Operation
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 drop-
down menu, press the key-
pad up/down to select the desired item and press
ENTER.
Accessing the Settings menu
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.
Settings menu

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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.
Switches
keyboard between
Alpha and
QWERTY layout
Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase
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
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.
NOTE: Press the Menu key to Exit
menus.

9
Basic Operation
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and
anchor alarm options)
• NMEA 0183 Output
• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth,
temperature, and bearings options)
Standby mode
Lowers power consumption by turning o sonar
and the display.
1. Press the PWR/LIGHT
key to access the Back-
light dialog.
2. Select Standby and press
ENTER.
3. Press any key to resume normal opera-
tion.
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
Allows you to navigate to the cursor.
1. Move the cursor to a desired location
and press MENU.
2. Select Goto cursor and press ENTER.
Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.

10
Basic Operation
Restore defaults
Resets unit options and
settings to defaults.
Adjusting the display
You can make adjustments to the display using
Contrast and Color settings. Both are covered in
the DSI section.
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not is use will
run down your battery.

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Pages
DSI Page
Displays the water column moving from right to
left on your unit’s screen.
Steer Page
The Steer page has a compass that shows your
current track, the direction to your destination, and
a digital data navigation panel.
Your location
Current Track Compass
Direction to
cursor
Navigation
information Structure Frequency
FishTree
Pages

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Pages
Chart/DSI page
Consists of a Chart/DSI splitscreen. Press the Pages
key twice to switch active panels. The active panel
will have an orange border.
Chart/DSI Page
Chart Page
Consists of 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.
Current location
Waypoint
Current location;
distance to cursor
Depth contours
Zoom
Range

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Pages
Overlay Data
Displays selected overlay data on the sonar page.
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.
Congure
Used to select overlay data to be displayed on the
screen.
Chart/Sonar split
Allows you to change the
way the panels are dis-
played when viewing the
Chart/Sonar page.
Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels.
Overlay data

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Pages
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.
To select overlay data:
1. From the DSI or chart 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 from the Congure
Items to show screen. Press ENTER.
6. Press MENU and select Return to
overlay.
7. Press MENU, select Done Conguring
and press ENTER.

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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.
Contrast set
to 40
Contrast set
to 60
Contrast set
to 80
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
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.

17
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.
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.
Split Zoom
Changes the display to a split
zoom view.
NOTE: When using a custom range,
you may not receive any digital depth
readings, or you may recieve incorrect
depth information.

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DSI
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.
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
chrome units only support Grayscale and Reverse
Grayscale color settings.