Lowrance HDS-7 - Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – PAGES; To adjust Panel sizes on a Combo page:; Adjust panel sizes; MENU; Edit data overlay; ENTER; Pages screen
- Page 3 – To Navigate to a Point of Interest on the Chart page:; Go; To stop Navigating to a Point of Interest or any other destination:; Cancel; Go To Cursor / Cancel Navigation; To Create Waypoint at current position:; Save; Waypoints screen; To view stored waypoints go to the; Waypoints
- Page 4 – To view POI information on the Chart page:; Chart POI information; To create a Route from the Chart page:
- Page 5 – key. The Sonar menu will; Sonar; The unit is set up for optimal automatic operation
- Page 6 – To mark an Underwater object with a Waypoint:; To select a Sonar page Palette:; Sonar page Split screen options; To select a Zoom, Bottom Lock or Flasher split screen; To view and control two Frequencies at
HDS works very much like previous Lowrance products but there are some changes
that make it even easier to use. Read this guide to quickly familiarize yourself with
your new display. For more details on any of the features mentioned here consult
the user's manual.
Function keys
Pub. 988-0176-04A
Zooms out the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages.
ZOUT
Zooms in the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages.
ZIN
Press to return to a previous screen, clear data and
close menus. Pressing
Exit
on the Chart page will
quickly switch between displaying the boat symbol
and the last cursor position.
EXIT
Press to save data, change values and accept menu
commands; also acts as a short cut key for important
functions such as saving a waypoint at the cursor
position on the Chart page.
ENTER
Accesses the features available on each page.
MENU
Press to select the page (screen) to display or to access utilities such as
the waypoints list and celestial table. Press and hold to switch control
between the panels and combo (split screen) pages.
PAGES
Press to turn the unit on, adjust the backlight or place the unit in low
power (standby) mode. Press and hold to turn the unit off.
LIGHT
POWER
Activates cursor on Chart page. Press up, down, left
or right to move the cursor.
Arrow
Keypad
Press to save a waypoint at your current GPS position. Press and hold
to search for waypoints and other points of interest (POI's) or quickly
access waypoints, routes and trails..
WPT
FIND
Creating a Man Overboard (MOB) position:
•
Press the
ZOUT
and
ZIN
keys at the same time to create a
MOB waypoint with a line to your boat position.
Quick Start Guide
HDS-5 & HDS-7
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Summary
To view a page: 1. From any screen press PAGES to access the Pages screen. Select the page display. Chart / Sonar will display a Chart and Sonar 2. combo page. To adjust Panel sizes on a Combo page: 1. From the Pages screen select the Combo page option you want to view, press the MENU key. Select Ad...
To Navigate to a Point of Interest on the Chart page: From the Chart page, center the 1. cursor over a point of interest. Press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear. From the Chart menu select 2. Go to Cursor , press ENTER . The unit will begin navigating to the cursor position on the Chart page...
To view POI information on the Chart page: Select a POI on the Chart page with the cursor. A pop-up box will 1. appear identifying the POI. Press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear. Select Info from the Chart menu, press 2. ENTER . The Chart Info screen will appear. To view additional informat...
