User manual LOWRANCE HDS-7

[. . . ] 988-0176-01B HDS-5 & HDS-7 Fish Finding Sonar and GPS 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. [. . . ] Use the Arrow keypad to select Clear Trails and press enTeR. 63 Radar Position You can move the PPI (Plan Position Indicator) to different locations on the radar display. There are three Position options: Center, Look Ahead and Offset. Select Position from the Radar menu and press enter. Select the desired position and press enter. Position Center Look Ahead Default setting, will position the PPI in the center of the screen Shifts the PPI to the bottom of the screen, allowing you to see more of the area in front of your vessel Allows you to move the PPI to a any location on the display. If you shift the PPI to the right, you will see more of what is to the left of your boat; if you move the PPI forward you will be able to see more of the area behind you Offset Center: PPI centered on the display Look Ahead: PPI moves down, allowing you to see more of what is in front of you 64 Radar Symbology on Symbology off Symbology Used to turn on/off symbols displayed on the PPI screen, including range rings, range markers and compass overlay. Rather than turn off each display feature individually, the Symbology feature allows you to remove them all at once. To toggle Symbology on/off highlight Symbology on the radar menu and press enter. EBL/VRM 1 EBL/VRM 2 EBL/VRM 1 & EBL/ VRM 2 Data Boxes 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. 65 Radar 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. From the Radar menu highlight EBL/VRM and press enTeR. Use the keypad to make adjustments to the EBL/VRM. 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. EBL/VRM menu Data box 66 Radar 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 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. 67 Radar Blank page 68 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. Settings Menu Options System Page Chart (if applicable) Radar (if applicable) Sonar (if applicable) Fuel Alarms Trails Units Network Vessels Simulator Sirius (if applicable) System Used to change system settings like units, language and key beeps. Highlight System and press enTeR. System Menu Language Selects the language used on menus and dialog boxes. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]