Lowrance electronic HDS-5 Fish Finder User Manual


 
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Settings
Fishing Modes
Enhances the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar
settings geared to specic shing conditions.
Settings optimized for shing modes include: Color Palette, Sensitivity,
Interference Rejection, Surface Clarity and Ping Speed, among others. Fishing
modes allow you to spend more time shing and less time adjusting settings.
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
Shallow Water Fishing Mode
Brackish Water Fishing Mode
NOTE: Use Shallow Water Fishing mode when shing in less
than 100 feet of water.