Basic Operation; Turning The System On And Off; Display Illumination - Lowrance HDS Live Operator's Manual

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Basic operation

Turning the system on and off

The system is turned on by pressing the Power key.
Press and hold the Power key to turn the unit off.
You can also turn the unit off from the System Controls dialog.
If the Power key is released before the shut-down is completed, the
power off process is cancelled.
First time startup
When the unit is started for the first time, or after a factory default,
the unit displays a series of dialogs. Respond to the dialog prompts
to make fundamental settings.
You can perform further setup and later change settings using the
system settings dialogs.
Standby mode
In Standby mode, the Sonar and the backlight for screen and keys
are turned off to save power. The system continues to run in the
background.
You select Standby mode from the System Controls dialog.
Switch from Standby mode to normal operation by a short press on
the Power key.

Display illumination

Brightness
You can cycle the preset backlight levels by short presses on the
Power key.
The display backlighting can also be adjusted from the System
Controls dialog.
Night mode
The night mode can be activated from the System Controls dialog.
The night mode option optimizes the color palette and backlight for
low light conditions.
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