Selecting A Fishing Mode; Entering Letters In Text Boxes - Lowrance HDS-5x Operation Manual

Selecting a Fishing Mode

Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages
of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions.
To select a fishing mode:
1. Press MenU twice.
2. Select Sonar and press enTeR.
3. Highlight Fishing Mode and press enTeR.
4. Select the desired fishing mode and press
enTeR.
Fishing
Mode
General Use
Shallow Water
Fresh Water
Deep Water
Slow Trolling
Fast Trolling
Clear Water
Ice Fishing

Entering Letters in Text Boxes

This unit has some features and functions that may
require you to enter data in a text box.
To enter data in a text box:
1. Highlight the text box and press enTeR.
A keyboard will appear on the screen.
2. Use the keypad to highlight the first
character and press enTeR. Repeat
this step until all characters have been
entered.
3. Highlight OK and press enTeR.
Depth Settings
≤1,000 ft 50% Ping speed
≤ 60 ft 75% Ping speed
≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed
≥ 1,000 ft 50% Ping speed
≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed
≤ 400 ft Lower chart speed Bottom brown/white background
≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed
Settings optimized to reduce interference from
≤ 400 ft
Bottom brown/ blue background
bottom brown/white background
bottom brown/white background
Bottom brown/white background
Bottom brown/white background
other sonar units
Keypad button controls
uppercase & lowercase
Keyboard window
7
Getting Started
Palette
Deep Blue