Lowrance electronic HDS-5 Fish Finder User Manual


 
9
Getting Started
Selecting a Fishing Mode
Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by
providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specic
shing conditions.
To select a shing mode:
Press 1. MENU twice.
Select 2. Sonar and press ENTER.
Highlight 3. Fishing Mode and press ENTER.
Select the desired shing mode and press 4.
ENTER.
Fishing Mode Options
General Use Bottom brown/blue background; 50% ping speed
Shallow Water
Bottom brown/white background; best suited for
depths less than 100 feet
Fresh Water Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
Deep Water
Deep Blue; 50% ping speed; 50kHz is primary
transducer frequency
Slow Trolling Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
Fast Trolling
Bottom brown/white background; slightly lower chart
speed
Clear Water Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
Brackish Water
Bottom brown/blue background; higher ASP; slightly
lower chart speed
Entering Letters in Text Boxes
This unit has some features and functions that may
require you to enter data in a text box.
To enter data in a text box:
Highlight the text box and press 1. ENTER.
A keyboard will appear on the screen.
Use the keypad to highlight the rst 2.
character and press ENTER. Repeat
this step until all characters have been
entered.
Highlight 3. OK and press ENTER.
Keyboard window
Keypad button controls
uppercase & lowercase