User manual LOWRANCE HDS-10M QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] 988-0176-08B HDS-8m & HDS-10m GPS Mapping Receiver Operations Guide Software updates for your unit. Occassionally check the Lowrance website for free software upgrades for your unit. Go to www. lowrance. com for the software upgrades. Select the Downloads option from the grey menu bar near the top of the Lowrance website homepage. Select Products Software Updates from the list on the left side of the screen. [. . . ] Target Boost has four options: Off, Low, Medium and High. Clear Trails Clears all target trails from the radar screen. New trails will continue to appear unless you turn off the target trails feature. Press the MenU key, the Radar menu will appear. Use the Arrow keypad to select Clear Trails and press enTeR. 53 Radar eBL/VRM An Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) is a radial line used to show the distance of a radar target to your vessel. A Variable Range Marker (VRM) is a range ring used to measure the precise distance to a radar target. Selecting EBL/VRM from the Radar Menu allows you to place up to two EBL/VRMs on the PPI display. EBL/VRM 1 EBL/VRM 2 EBL/VRM 1 & EBL/ VRM 2 Data Boxes eBL/VRM menu Places selected Electronic Bearing Line and Variable Range Marker on the display. Use the keypad to select the EBL/VRM and press enTeR. Use the keypad to move the EBL and increase/ decrease the size of the VRM. Adjust Adjusts size and location of active EBL/VRM. EBL/VRM menu 54 Radar To adjust an EBL/VRM: 1. From the Radar menu highlight EBL/VRM and press enTeR. Use the keypad to make adjustments to the EBL/VRM. Press exIT. Data box Data Box Turns on/off on screen EBL/VRM information box. To turn on/off the EBL/VRM information box, highlight Data box on the EBL/VRM menu and press enTeR. Radar Cursor active softkeys When the cursor is active on screen you will see several different softkeys at the bottom of the Radar page, they are, Go to Cursor, New waypoint, Place EBL/VRM1 and Place EBL/VRM 2. Go to Cursor Selecting this softkey will create a straight line navigation course to the cursor's position on the Radar page. Press the Arrow keypad to activate the cursor on the Radar page. Move the cursor on the Radar page to a desired position. When your destination is reached, a dialog box will appear on the Radar page, stating, "Reached Destination. Stop Navigating?" Select either Stop or Continue. 55 Radar new Waypoint Creates waypoint at your current position. The waypoint is shown on the chart screen to prevent the radar screen from being cluttered. To create a new waypoint, press the New waypoint softkey at the bottom of the Radar page. eBL/VRM 1 and eBL/VRM 2 Places selected Electronic Bearing Line and Variable Range Marker on the display. To place a second EBL/VRM select the Place EBL/VRM 2 softkey. Cursor position window When the cursor is active on screen the Cursor position window appears in the bottom left corner of the Radar page. Cursor position window 56 Radar Radar Overlay Radar Overlay places radar returns on top of the map on the Chart Page. That gives you greater awareness of your surroundings by allowing you to see radar returns aligned with actual radar targets. More information on Radar Overlay is available in the Chart Operation section of this manual. 57 Radar Blank page 58 Settings Settings Menu The Settings Menu provides access to installation and advanced configuration settings for your unit. To access the Settings menu, press MenU twice. [. . . ] Go to the Software Update page on Lowrance. com. You can download updates for free. Reset the Unit Sometimes resetting your unit can solve unusual issues. com to access a list of reset procedures for Lowrance products. Locate the one that applies to the model you own. [. . . ]