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Lowrance Elite-5 HDI, Operation Manual

The Lowrance Elite-5 HDI offers advanced fishfinding technology in a compact design. For detailed operating instructions, download the free Operation Manual at manualshive.com. Discover all the features and functionalities of this impressive fishfinder and GPS combo with the comprehensive manual available for instant download.

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Basic Operation | 

Elite-5 HDI

Basic Operation | 

Elite-5 HDI

 

Selecting Pages

To select a page, press the keypad in the direction 

of the desired page and press 

EntEr

.

Page menus

The Steer, DownScan, Sonar and Chart pages have 

menus that can only be accessed when those 

pages are displayed.

Setup wizard

The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is 

turned on for the first time. To choose your own 

settings, do not run the setup wizard.  To restart the 

Setup wizard, restore defaults. 

Pages dialog

Pages

This unit has eight pages: Steer, DownScan, Sonar, 

Chart, Chart/Sonar, Chart/DownScan, Sonar/

DownScan and Chart/Sonar/DownScan.

Steer page

Steer menu

Basic Operation

Summary of Contents for Elite-5 HDI

Page 1: ...Installation Operation manual Elite 5 HDI Combo Operation manual...

Page 2: ...special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice Compliance Statements Lowrance Elite 5 HDI meets the technical...

Page 3: ...B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates use...

Page 4: ...ing Pages 6 Page menus 6 Accessing the Settings menu 7 Accessing menu items 8 Working with menus 8 Dialogs 8 Entering text 9 Fishing Modes 9 Cursor 10 Goto cursor 10 Advanced Mode 11 Standby mode 11 R...

Page 5: ...rline 24 Range 24 Frequency 25 Ping Speed 25 Fish ID 27 Sonar Settings 28 Installation 30 Chart Operation 31 Waypoints Routes Trails 32 Routes Screen 34 Trails Screen 38 Orientation 40 Overlay Data 40...

Page 6: ...the System menu Select Mute and press Enter Selecting a GPS source Select GPS from the System settings menu Press Menu select GPS source and choose the desired source Unit Controls LIGHT POWER contro...

Page 7: ...y push in the card until it clicks out of place Conventional sonar and DownScan This unit supports two types of sonar Conventional and DownScan Refer to the Sonar Operation section for information abo...

Page 8: ...be accessed when those pages are displayed Setup wizard The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first time To choose your own settings do not run the setup wizard To restart t...

Page 9: ...Pages key twice to switch active panels The page menu for the active page will be displayed when the Menu key is pressed Accessing the Settings menu Chart page Chart menu DownScan page DownScan menu S...

Page 10: ...the type of entry different methods are used to confirm cancel or close the dialog Accessing menu items The keypad and enter key are used to select menu items and open submenus Use the keypad to highl...

Page 11: ...ific fishing conditions Switches keyboard between ALPHA and QWERTY layout Switches letters to uppercase lowercase Entering text Some functions like naming a waypoint route or trail will require you to...

Page 12: ...Move the cursor to a desired location and press Menu 2 Select Goto cursor and press Enter Fishing Mode Options General Use 1000ft or less Coastal Shallow Water 60ft or less Shallow weedy bottoms Fresh...

Page 13: ...ngs to default values Advanced Mode Enables advanced features and settings The following features are enabled when Advanced mode is turned on Navigation Enables arrival radius off course distance and...

Page 14: ...tion to your destination and a digital data navigation panel Current vessel location Course over ground Compass Direction to destination Navigation information Sonar Page Displays the water column mov...

Page 15: ...by selecting DownScan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu Chart Page Consists of map that moves in real time as you move By default the map is shown from a birds eye view with North at the top of the s...

Page 16: ...hart Sonar Chart DownScan Sonar DownScan Chart Sonar DownScan NOTE Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels Customizing combo pages You can adjust the panel size of combo pages and control ho...

Page 17: ...ta and press Enter 7 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to add more data 8 Press Menu and select Return to Overlays Press Enter 9 Press Menu select Done Configuring and press Enter Overlay Data Used to select data...

Page 18: ...Overlay Data You can add remove data and adjust the size and position of overlay data on the screen Select the desired overlay data from the Configure Item Locations and Sizes dialog and press Menu Th...

Page 19: ...can review your sonar history by pressing the keypad to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse and the sonar history bar appears at the bottom of the screen DownScan menu Press Menu from...

Page 20: ...sensitivity setting for DownScan units Auto Contrast Automatically adjusts contrast settings to a level that works best with current water conditions Adjust Access the Adjust menu to make adjustments...

Page 21: ...may receive incorrect depth information Ping Speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water Ping speed adjustments can help reduce interference from other transducers R...

Page 22: ...t to Low Surface Clarity set to High Noise Rejection Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the ef fects noise boat pumps water conditions engine ignition systems etc has on your display and then...

Page 23: ...nu Refer to Sonar Settings on page 27 Overlay data Logging Sonar You can record sonar data and save the file on a microSD card inserted into the unit s card reader View previously saved sonar logs Sto...

Page 24: ...o the right to resume normal sonar scrolling or press Menu and select Exit cursor mode Sonar Menu Press Menu from any sonar page to access the Sonar menu This unit supports two types of sonar Conventi...

Page 25: ...t an icon and input a desired latitude longitude Adjust You can make adjustments to Sensitivity and Colorline from the Adjust menu Contrast and Overlay options will only be active on the Adjust menu w...

Page 26: ...ft 2m apart NOTE You can make changes 40 to sensitivity with Auto Sensitivity turned on You will have to turn it off to make significant adjustments Sensitivity Controls the level of detail shown on t...

Page 27: ...angle for more water coverage 50 kHz provides the best depth penetration Ping Speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water Ping speed adjustments can help reduce inte...

Page 28: ...ay from full screen sonar to a split screen view Color Allows you to change the look of the display using palettes with varying degrees of color brightness Sonar Options Split Zoom Split Flasher Noise...

Page 29: ...djustments to DownScan overlay settings from the sonar page DownScan options are covered in more detail in the DownScan Operation section Stop Sonar Pauses the unit s sonar allowing you to get a close...

Page 30: ...Sonar Settings menu Only adjustments made to conventional sonar settings will be visible on the sonar page View previously saved sonar logs Logging Sonar You can record sonar data and save the file o...

Page 31: ...tion section Reset Fishing Mode Resets selected fishing mode to default settings That is useful when you want to clear settings adjustments made while using a fishing mode WARNING Manual mode should o...

Page 32: ...e the keel is 3 5 feet below the transducer it will be input as 3 5 feet Water speed calibration Calibrates a paddlewheel speed sensor with speed data from a GPS source Temperature calibration Calibra...

Page 33: ...tion When the cursor is on the screen waypoints will be saved at the cursor position If the cursor is not active waypoints will be saved at your current position Chart Menu Press Menu from the Chart p...

Page 34: ...r 2 Move the cursor to the desired location The distance will be shown in the measuring dialog 3 To measure from the cursor position to a new location press Enter and move the cursor to a new location...

Page 35: ...reates a new waypoint at the cursor or vessel position You can also select waypoint name icon and latitude longitude from the new waypoint dialog Show Displays the selected waypoint on the map Goto Al...

Page 36: ...s the Routes screen Routes screen Routes menu Creating a route Routes can be created by inserting waypoints from the waypoints list or by using the cursor to position points on the chart You also can...

Page 37: ...Menu and select Add to end to add another waypoint to the route 8 Repeat Steps 5 7 until the route is complete press Menu select Stop Editing and press Enter 9 Select Save and press Enter Creating a...

Page 38: ...the Route screen and press Menu 2 Select Start and press Enter Routes menu 3 Select Forward or Reverse and press Enter 4 Press Menu and select Return to Chart Press Enter To cancel navigation 1 Press...

Page 39: ...To finalize changes on the Edit or New Route dialogs highlight the Done button and press Enter Displays hides route on the map To edit create a route use the keypad to select the Route Leg Name field...

Page 40: ...d to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails screen Creating trails When creating a trail you can customize the trail name and color from the New Trail To create a trail 1 Select New and press E...

Page 41: ...save a trail as a route 1 Highlight the desired trail on the Trails screen and press Enter The Edit Trail menu will appear 2 Highlight Create Route and press Enter The Edit Route menu will appear 3 H...

Page 42: ...used to remove individual trails Delete All removes all trails Orientation Allows you to select North Up or Course Over Ground COG as the map orientation Overlay Data Allows you to select data to be d...

Page 43: ...hart display Lowrance or Navionics regional map Go to Navionics com to see a full selection of available charts Chart Settings menu COG Extension A line extending from the front of the current positio...

Page 44: ...to get a better view of the map if the screen becomes cluttered with waypoints routes and or trails Waypoints Routes Trails Accesses the Waypoints Routes Trails screen Waypoints Routes and Trails are...

Page 45: ...the alarm is enabled Bearings Controls whether bearing will be calculated using True North or Magnetic North Magnetic North should be used when navigating with a compass course or heading otherwise us...

Page 46: ...on and configuration settings for your unit System Adjusts unit settings like language mute audio and advanced mode Settings menu Advanced mode only Advanced mode only Enables advanced features and se...

Page 47: ...GPS Source Selects the antenna your unit will use for GPS You will use the built in GPS antenna unless you have a LGC 16W external antenna p n 000 00146 001 WAAS MSAS EGNOS Turns on off WAAS MSAS and...

Page 48: ...croSD compatible device About Displays software information about this unit Before attempting a software update you can check the version of software your unit is using by accessing the About screen L...

Page 49: ...hen you are within a selected distance of your destination Advanced Mode only Off Course sounds alarm when course exceeds a selected off course threshold Advanced Mode only Anchor sounds alarm when ve...

Page 50: ...t drain Typical 1 1A Fuse type 3 amp Automotive Sonar Max depth 300ft 91 m 455 800Khz 1000ft 305 m 83 200kHz 2500ft 762 m 50 200kHz Transducer Frequency 455 800kHZ and 83 200kHz or 50 200kHz Max speed...

Page 51: ...g a route 34 Creating trails 38 Cursor 10 Custom Range 19 24 D Data Port 45 Depth Range 19 Dialogs 8 DownScan menu 17 Dropdown menus 8 E Editing waypoints 33 F Fish alarm 47 Fish ID 27 Fishing Mode 9...

Page 52: ...ollbars 8 Selecting a GPS Source 4 Sensitivity 24 Setup wizard 6 Shallow alarm 47 Software Updates 46 Sonar Installation 30 Sonar Menu 22 Sonar Options menu 26 Sonar Page 12 Sonar settings 28 Sort way...

Page 53: ...first person who purchases the product as a consumer item for personal family or household use The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain We refe...

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Page 55: ...er Service 1 800 628 4487 8 a m to 5 p m Central Standard Time M F Canada 1 855 361 1564 canada navico com 8 a m to 5 p m Eastern Standard Time M F Ordering Accessories http store navico com Visit our...

Page 56: ...988 10518 001 Visit our website www lowrance com N2584...

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