Lowrance Elite-5x HDI User manual

Installation & Operation
manual
Elite-5x & Elite-7x
Operation manual

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Compliance Statements
Lowrance Elite-5x and Elite-7x
• meets the technical standards in accordance with Part 15.103 of the FCC rules
• complies with CE under RTTE directive 1999/5/EC
• complies with the requirements of level 2 devices of the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic
Compatibility) standard 2008
For more information please refer to our website: www.lowrance.com.

Warning
The user is cautioned that any changes or modications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-
ence by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver
• Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help

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Table of Contents | Elite-5x & Elite-7x Table of Contents | Elite-5x & Elite-7x
Introduction...................................... 3
Unit Controls............................................3
Conventional sonar and Downscan.........3
Basic Operation............................... 4
Setup wizard............................................4
Pages ......................................................4
Selecting Pages.......................................4
Page menus ............................................4
Fishing Modes .........................................7
Cursor......................................................8
Advanced Mode ......................................8
Restore defaults ......................................9
Pages.............................................. 10
Sonar Page............................................10
Downscan page ....................................10
Combo pages ........................................ 11
Overlay Data..........................................12
Sonar Operation ............................ 14
Trackback .............................................. 14
CHIRP ...................................................14
Sensitivity ..............................................16
Colorline ................................................16
Range....................................................16
Frequency .............................................17
Ping Speed............................................18
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Fish ID ..................................................19
Downscan options .................................20
Sonar Settings.......................................21
Installation .............................................22
DSI Operation................................. 24
Trackback ............................................. 24
DSI menu...............................................24
Ping Speed............................................26
Downscan options .................................26
Settings .......................................... 29
Settings menu........................................29
System...................................................29
Set Language ........................................30
Audio .....................................................30
Alarms ..................................................30
Units ......................................................31
NMEA 0183 ...........................................31
NMEA 2000 ...........................................31
Specications ................................ 33
Index ............................................... 34

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Introduction | Elite-5x & Elite-7x Introduction | Elite-5x & Elite-7x
Getting Started
Turn unit
on/off
To turn on/off the unit, press and
hold the LIGHT/POWER key for
three seconds.
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.
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
ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom
out 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.

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Selecting Pages
To select a page, press the keypad in the direction
of the desired page and press ENTER.
Page menus
The Downscan and Sonar 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 dialog
Pages
This unit has three pages: Downscan, Sonar and
Sonar/Downscan.
Basic Operation
Downscan page Downscan menu

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Combo pages
Press the PAGES key twice to switch active panels.
The page menu for active page will be displayed
when the MENU key is pressed.
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.
Sonar page
Sonar menu
Two-panel page Horizontal panel

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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.
Entering text
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.
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).
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 use the keypad to
select the desired item and
press ENTER.
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
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.