Installation Menu; Keel Offset - Lowrance HDS-5x Operation Manual

Settings
To select a Fishing Mode:
1. Select Fishing Mode from the Sonar Settings menu and press
enTeR.
2. Use the keypad to select the desired mode and press enTeR.
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. To restore fishing mode
defaults, select Reset Fishing Mode and press enTeR

Installation Menu

Controls unit settings like Keel Offset, Water
Speed Calibration and Transducer Type (only
for components connected to this display unit
through the blue sonar connector). You can not
adjust settings of network components through
the Installation menu.
To access the Installation menu, highlight
Installation on the Sonar Settings menu and
press enTeR.

Keel Offset

All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom. As a result,
water depth readings do not account for the distance from the transducer to the keel
or from the transducer to the water surface. You can use Keel Offset to factor those
distances into the unit's depth calculations.
Transducer
Accounting for the distance from the transducer to the keel will prevent you from
striking underwater objects or running aground, which could damage the keel.
Offsetting the distance from the transducer to the water surface will give you a more
precise depth reading.
Keel Offset (-3.5 feet)
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Sonar Installation menu
Keel