Bearing Alignment - Lowrance HDS-5x Operation Manual

Installation Adjustment Menu
The installation adjustment menu is used to make adjustments to bearing alignment,
range offset, antenna height and open array park angle.
When the installation adjustment menu is accessed, press the
keypad up/down to select a feature. Press the keypad left/
right to make adjustments to a selected feature.
Press exIT to return to the Radar Installation menu. To
remove the Radar Installation menu from the screen, select
Close and press enTeR.

Bearing alignment

Used to align the bow of your vessel with the heading line (zero point). Bearing
alignment is also referred to as zero bearing.
To make adjustments to bearing alignment, switch the radar state to Transmit and set
radar orientation to Heading Up.
To select Heading up orientation:
1. From the Radar Page, press MenU.
2. Select Orientation and press enTeR.
3. Use the keypad to select Heading Up and press enTeR.
4. Press exIT.
Before Bearing Alignment
Bow of ship is lined up with
the tip of a peninsula; the
bearing line is not.
After Bearing Alignment
Bearing line aligned with
peninsula, matching the
alignment of the bow.
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Settings
Adjustment Menu