Lowrance HDS-10 - Manual

Lowrance HDS-10

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Software updates for your unit; Downloads; IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT RESTRICTED OPERATION
  • Page 3 – Contents; Table of contents
  • Page 6 – About this manual; click on the; Manual Conventions; in all caps and bold text like —; MenU; MenU; Language; enTeR; Introduction; WARNING
  • Page 8 – Getting Started; Turning on the Unit; Power Off; Setup wizard; for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not; Keypad; Cursor; exIT
  • Page 9 – To select a language:; Menus; Closing Menus
  • Page 10 – Selecting Chart Data; To select Chart data:; Selecting a Fishing Mode; of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions.; Fishing; General Use; Slow Trolling
  • Page 11 – Entering Letters in Text Boxes; This unit has some features and functions that may; Restore Defaults; To Restore Defaults:; Press and hold the
  • Page 12 – To make adjustments, press; Active cursor
  • Page 13 – Pages; Pages Screen; pages screen, press the; PAGeS; display the page, press; Combo; PAGeS; key to switch active panels
  • Page 14 – Saving pages; the saved pages field is populated with; Clear saved pages
  • Page 15 – Data Overlay; Data Overlay menu; Edit Overlay menu; . The Edit overlay menu will
  • Page 16 – Move or Placing a Gauge; key when the gauge is in edit; to place the gauge.; Configure; Type
  • Page 17 – Size; ZOOM OUT; Limits
  • Page 18 – Allows you to Add/Remove sources and adjust Bezel, Caption; Configuration Settings; Add Source
  • Page 19 – On the Sonar Page you can:; Sonar; Chart Page; On the Chart Page you can:; Chart
  • Page 20 – On the Radar Page you can:; Info Page; On the Info Page you can:; You will only be able to see the Radar page if your unit
  • Page 21 – Info menu; while on the; . The active gauge will be; You can toggle through the dashboard templates on the
  • Page 22 – To edit gauge display:
  • Page 24 – Change Layout; Use the keypad to choose a gauge layout; Add Dashboard; Select the desired gauge layout and press
  • Page 25 – To remove dashboards:; Delete; Settings; Utilities; Find
  • Page 26 – Data files/Sonar logs; Highlight
  • Page 27 – Displaying Combo Pages; To display a combo page:; . The selected combo page will be; Selecting an Active Panel
  • Page 28 – Displaying Multiple Panels (Sonar units only); To display multiple panels:; key and use; combo page will be displayed; Adjust Panel Sizes
  • Page 29 – To adjust panel sizes:; press
  • Page 30 – To access the Sonar Page:; Use the keypad to select; Viewing Sonar History; You can review your recent sonar history
  • Page 31 – Sonar Menu; Sensitivity; Auto Sensitivity; to make significant adjustments.; By default, Sensitivity is set to auto mode. You may
  • Page 32 – Colorline
  • Page 33 – no Split; — displays full sonar screen; • Zoom; Stop Sonar; Adjust; To Adjust Sensitivity and Colorline:
  • Page 34 – Custom — Upper and Lower Limits; To set Upper and Lower Limits:; Custom; The Upper and Lower Limit window; numerical keypad will appear.; Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to input the desired limit in the other dialog; Ping Speed; Ping; Sonar Options; Adjusts display settings and the configuration of the display.
  • Page 35 – To select a Split option:; The Split menu will appear.; Palette; Sonar display color templates with varying degrees of color
  • Page 36 – Temperature Graph; Depth Line; Amplitude Scope; Zoom Bars; When the screen is zoomed, you can use the Zoom
  • Page 37 – Fish ID; Both; Measure Distance; Measure distance; Move the cursor to the second location. The Measure distance line; and move the cursor to; Log Sonar Data
  • Page 38 – Log Sonar Menu; Input the desired name for the sonar log file; Recording time left until memory storage runs out; OK; To select Save to or Bytes per Sounding:
  • Page 39 – Start Logging; To stop receiving shared sonar, turn off network sonar
  • Page 40 – To access the Chart page:; Use the keypad to select the Chart icon and press; The previous image shows items you will see on the chart page:; Chart orientation indicator:; Chart Operation
  • Page 41 – correspond with your movement.; Use the Chart menu to adjust settings and enter commands.; key. The following features are listed in the order they; Chart Options menu; Controls chart features and options including Map
  • Page 42 – Opens chart categories display settings list; Imagery; Go To Cursor; The; Selecting POIs on Chart page with Cursor; To select a Chart page POI:; Waypoints
  • Page 43 – press the; Create Waypoint from Chart page; To create a Waypoint at the cursor's position:; Save; New Waypoint; When the Waypoints screen appears select the waypoint you want to; Go to; You can also create a waypoint at the vessel's positon; WPT
  • Page 44 – Waypoints screen; Waypoints screen you can view and edit stored waypoints.; Waypoints screen menu; To open the Waypoints screen menu, press the; Waypoints Screen menu; Opens the Edit Waypoint menu; Use to search for waypoints from the waypoints screen
  • Page 45 – Waypoints screen, Search for Waypoint by name; can search for a specific waypoint by name.; menu will appear; Waypoints screen, Sort Waypoints; To view waypoint information:
  • Page 46 – Editing a Waypoint on the Chart page; To Edit a Waypoint from the Chart page:; Edit Waypoint menu; menu to change the name, icon, color and description of a waypoint.; Edit waypoint — More options; Name; Edit the name of a waypoint; Alarm Radius; Distance from a waypoint where arrival alarm will sound
  • Page 47 – Edit Waypoint name, description, position or depth; To Edit Waypoint name or description:; Use the Arrow keypad to input the desired; Edit Waypoint icon and color
  • Page 48 – Routes; Create Route from Chart page; To create a new route open the Chart menu and select
  • Page 49 – From the Routes screen highlight the route and select; Start; Start Route message box will appear, select; Routes screen; screen you can view and edit stored routes.
  • Page 50 – Routes screen menu; From the Routes screen menu you can create a new; Routes Screen menu
  • Page 51 – To Insert, Edit or Remove Waypoints from a Route:; To Navigate Route from Routes screen:; To Search for Route by Name:
  • Page 52 – Trails; Trails screen
  • Page 53 – New Trail menu; To Create a New Trail:; Edit Trail menu; change the trail name, trail color and description of a trail.
  • Page 54 – Trail line Color options; ing the Trail line color palette option.; Measuring Distances on Chart page; position on the Chart page, or between two different positions.; between the two locations; and move the cursor to the desired location. Press Exit to; If you record several overlapping trails, changing
  • Page 55 – To search for Chart page POI using coordinates:; The Find Coordinate keypad will appear.; Find Chart item; To search for specific Chart page item:; screen will appear. Select
  • Page 56 – To change Chart page orientation:; Map Orientation; Look Ahead; area in front of you.
  • Page 57 – Chart categories; D and Shaded Relief; To select between 2D and Shaded Relief:; Chart options
  • Page 58 – Chart page Icons, Tides and Currents; including Tides and Currents.; Radar Overlay; To turn on radar overlay:; Radar; sensor to enable Radar overlay.
  • Page 59 – The Radar Options menu appears when Radar Overlay is turned; Radar Options menu; Selects radar transmission mode; Navionics; high definition Fish'n chip electronic charts.; Radar State, Adjust, Auto Gain and Sea Clutter are
  • Page 60 – Navionics Settings menu; To change Navionics Settings:; Select a setting and press; Highlight the desired option and press; navionics Settings and Options; Safety Depth; When Night mode is selected, depth areas are
  • Page 61 – Texture Type
  • Page 62 – To access the Radar Page:; Use the keypad to select the
  • Page 63 – Radar menu; To select Radar State:; Radar State; Select the desired state and press; Adjust menu; To access the Adjust menu:; Highlight the desired setting and press the Arrow
  • Page 64 – Adjust menu options; Auto Gain; Selecting; Auto gain
  • Page 65 – Sea Clutter; ter will switch to Manual mode.; Acquire Targets; display. There are three Position options:
  • Page 66 – Position; Default setting, will position the PPI in the center of; display. If you shift the PPI to the right, you will see; Symbology; Menu allows you to place up to two EBL/VRMs on the PPI display.
  • Page 67 – Use the keypad to move the EBL and
  • Page 68 – Data Box; Guard Zones; We recommend a 70-75% Guard Zone sensitivity
  • Page 69 – To turn on a Guard Zone:; surroundings by allowing you to see radar
  • Page 70 – settings for your unit. To access the Settings menu, press; System; Used to change system settings like units, language and; Settings Menu
  • Page 71 – Text Size
  • Page 72 – Datum; and press
  • Page 73 – Satellites
  • Page 74 – Screen Capture; from the Utilities list on the Pages menu. Press; TeR; Your MMC/SD card will be listed on the screen.
  • Page 75 – Highlight a desired setting and use the right/left
  • Page 76 – To adjust cursor settings:; Use the arrow keys to select the desired value and press; About; Arrival Radius
  • Page 77 – travel, placing points along your path using one; Time; A point is placed along the trail after a selected amount of time; on the Trails menu and press
  • Page 78 – Time Period
  • Page 79 – To access the Chart Settings Menu:; Chart Data; To select chart data:; Select the desired map data and; Range Rings; Heading extension
  • Page 80 – To use Heading Extension; Select the desired time interval and press; Popup Information; Grid Lines; Grid; Range Rings and Heading Extension may not be
  • Page 81 – Hide Chart
  • Page 82 – Sonar Settings; To access the Sonar Settings:; network Sonar; Network sonar; noise Rejection; To adjust Noise Rejection:; Use the keypad to select the desired option and press; Surface Clarity
  • Page 83 – To adjust Surface Clarity:; Use the keypad to choose the desired option.; Scroll Speed; is best suited for ice fishing or fishing while; Manual Mode; situations, like fishing for suspended targets.
  • Page 84 – Fishing Modes; Use Shallow Water Fishing mode when fishing in less
  • Page 85 – To select a Fishing Mode:; Use the keypad to select the desired mode and press; Reset Fishing Mode; Installation Menu; Installation; Keel Offset; Keel
  • Page 86 – Use the keypad to enter the desired keel offset. Select; Water Speed Calibration; When there are differences in speed data, Water Speed; . The Water Speed Calibration keypad will
  • Page 87 – Water Speed Averaging; will be recorded every five seconds, then averaged.; Temperature Calibration; To calibrate Temperature:; Temperature Averaging; taken every five seconds.; If the temperature sensor is reading a lower
  • Page 88 – To select a Temperature Averaging interval:; Transducer Type; transducer is not selected from the Transducer Type menu.; The Select Transducer menu will
  • Page 89 – Controls Radar options and display settings like Target; Target expansion; Target Expansion; Target Trails; Creates an onscreen history of the movement; To change the Palette:
  • Page 90 – Orientation; Course Up; To change Map Orientation:; Use the keypad to select the desired; Threshold; north Indicator; North Indicator
  • Page 91 – Range Markers; Range; Compass; Bearings
  • Page 92 – MARPA; Safe; — not on an approaching path to your vessel; Dangerous; — on an approaching path to your vessel when a target; Lost; — selected target moves out of MARPA range; To use Radar overlay or MARPA, an RC42 heading sensor
  • Page 93 – To adjust CPA and TCPA settings:
  • Page 94 – To cancel individual targets:
  • Page 95 – Target Alarms; To access Radar Installation menu:
  • Page 96 – Installation Adjustment Menu; Close; Bearing alignment; To select Heading up orientation:; Use the keypad to select
  • Page 97 – To Adjust Bearing Alignment:; To Adjust Range Offset:; ZOOM In; Adjust range offset
  • Page 98 – Antenna Height; To Adjust Antenna Height:; Tune; for use by only trained technicians.
  • Page 99 – Sidelobes are false returns caused by the reflection of your ra; Sidelobe suppression; Reset Radar to Factory Defaults; Resets radar to factory default settings.
  • Page 100 – Fuel; Used to input fuel data like engine/tank configuration,; Refuel; Use keypad to select the Amount Added window and press enter.
  • Page 101 – Set to full checkbox; Tank set to full
  • Page 102 – Fuel Used; Reset; Vessel Setup
  • Page 103 – Engine/Tank Configuration
  • Page 104 – Some alarms will not work unless a corresponding
  • Page 105 – to silence the alarm and close the alarm window.; Siren enabled; Siren Enabled; Units
  • Page 106 – Network; Controls network configuration, data sources, serial port; Auto Configure; Yes; Data Sources; To select a data source:; Network menu
  • Page 107 – Rename
  • Page 108 – on the selected device’s data source menu and; Reset Global and Reset Local; From the Device List you can:
  • Page 109 – Configuring Devices; Information screen will appear.; Configuration screen will appear.; Use keypad to input the desired information. Select
  • Page 110 – To; For more information on device calibration, refer to
  • Page 111 – Diagnostics
  • Page 112 – To access NMEA 0183 Output screen:; only available if connected to AIS receiver; navigate safely through high traffic areas.; To display MMSI messages, you must turn on the
  • Page 113 – Allow you to select what vessels will be shown on
  • Page 114 – Simulator; Simulate; Demo Mode; Advanced
  • Page 115 – To select a source file:
  • Page 116 – Route
  • Page 117 – Specifications; General; GPS navigation
  • Page 118 – Unit Care; Cleaning the screen; the button to free it back to the normal position.; Debris in the keyboard contacts; Contact & Service Information; or visit our website:
  • Page 119 – securely plugged into the unit.; Troubleshooting; Unit won’t turn on
  • Page 120 – Bottom echo disappears at high speeds, erratic reading
  • Page 121 – No fish arches when Fish I.D. is turned off
  • Page 122 – noise
  • Page 123 – GPS not Accurate
  • Page 124 – Categories. Make sure all the categories you want to see; Current Position not on the Screen
  • Page 125 – Radar won’t Start Up
  • Page 127 – Index; Symbols
  • Page 128 – Delete data files 24
  • Page 129 – Simulator source files 113
  • Page 130 – Vessel icon filters 111
  • Page 131 – Navico Databases License Agreement
  • Page 132 – Databases Limited Warranty
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Page 2 - Software updates for your unit; Downloads; IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT RESTRICTED OPERATION

Software updates for your unit Occassionally check the Lowrance website for free software upgrades for your unit. Go to www.lowrance.com for the software upgrades. Select the Downloads option from the grey menu bar near the top of the Lowrance website homepage. The Downloads screen will appear. Sele...

Page 3 - Contents; Table of contents

1 Contents Table of contents Introduction ....................................................................................... 4 Getting Started ................................................................................. 6 Turning on the Unit ...................................................

Page 6 - About this manual; click on the; Manual Conventions; in all caps and bold text like —; MenU; MenU; Language; enTeR; Introduction; WARNING

4 Introduction About this manual Thank you for purchasing from Lowrance, the industry leader in marine technology. This manual documents how to adjust features and options in your display unit. The information in each section follows the same sequence as your display unit’s menus. If you would like ...

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