Lowrance Elite-5x HDI User manual

Installation & Operation
manual
Elite-5x HDI
Operation manual

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Table of Contents | Elite-5x HDI Table of Contents | Elite-5x HDI
Introduction...................................... 3
Unit Controls............................................ 3
Conventional sonar and DownScan ........3
Basic Operation............................... 4
Setup wizard............................................ 4
Pages ......................................................4
Selecting Pages.......................................4
Page menus ............................................4
Accessing the Settings menu ..................5
Accessing menu items.............................5
Working with menus ................................6
Dialogs.....................................................6
Entering text ............................................6
Fishing Modes .........................................7
Cursor...................................................... 8
Advanced Mode ......................................8
Restore defaults ......................................9
Pages.............................................. 10
Sonar Page............................................10
DownScan page ...................................10
Combo pages ........................................ 11
Overlay Data.......................................... 11
DownScan Operation .................... 13
DownScan menu ...................................13
Ping Speed............................................15
DownScan options.................................16
Table of contents

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Sonar Operation ............................ 18
Sensitivity ..............................................19
Colorline ................................................19
Range....................................................20
Frequency .............................................20
Ping Speed............................................21
Fish ID ..................................................22
DownScan options.................................23
Sonar Settings.......................................24
Installation .............................................25
Settings .......................................... 27
Settings menu........................................27
System...................................................27
About .....................................................28
Alarms ..................................................28
Specications ................................ 30
Index ............................................... 31

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Introduction | Elite-5x HDI Introduction | Elite-5x HDI
Getting Started
Turn unit
on/o
To turn on/o the unit, press and
hold the LIGHT/POWER key for
three seconds.
Adjusting
the
backlight
This unit has 11 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/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
ZOOM KEYS:(+) used to zoom in; (-)
used to 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.
Introduction

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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 four pages: DownScan, Sonar,
Sonar/Downscan (vertical) and Sonar/Downscan
(horizontal).
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 the 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 panels

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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.
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, press the keypad up/
down 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
Entering 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
and allows you to review sonar history.
Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• NMEA 0183 conguration options
• Units (Enables depth and temperature
conguration options)
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