Lowrance electronic HDS-5X 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
Depth Settings Palette
General Use ≤1,000 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/ blue background
Shallow Water ≤ 60 ft 75% Ping speed bottom brown/white background
Fresh Water ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed bottom brown/white background
Deep Water ≥ 1,000 ft 50% Ping speed Deep Blue
Slow Trolling ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background
Fast Trolling ≤ 400 ft Lower chart speed Bottom brown/white background
Clear Water ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background
Ice Fishing ≤ 400 ft
Settings optimized to reduce interference from
other sonar units
Shallow Water Fishing Mode
Brackish Water Fishing Mode
NOTE: Use Shallow Water Fishing mode when shing in less
than 60 feet of water.