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

To select a Fishing Mode:
1. Select
Fishing Mode
ENTER.
2.

Reset Fishing Mode

Switches Fishing Mode to the default General Use setting. Select Reset Fishing
Mode from the Sonar Settings menu and press ENTER.

Installation Menu

Controls unit settings like Keel Offset, Water
Speed Calibration and Transducer Type only
for components (paddlewheel, temp sensor,
transducer) 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
Keel Offset (-3.5 feet)
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Keel
Settings
ENTER.