User manual LOWRANCE HDS-8 QUICK GUIDE

[. . . ] 988-0176-07B HDS-8 & HDS-10 Operations Guide Fish Finding Sonar and GPS 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. [. . . ] The Gain softkey will indicate if this feature is active. Sea Clutter Allows you to select the Sea Clutter adjustment mode -- Auto or Manual. If you make changes to Sea Clutter when it is in auto mode (Harbor or Offshore), Sea Clutter will switch to Manual mode. 64 Radar Sea Clutter Options Manual Harbor Offshore Switches Sea Clutter from Auto to Manual mode Auto setting optimized for harbor-like environment Auto setting designed for offshore conditions To select Sea Clutter option: 1. Use the Arrow keypad to toggle between the three different Sea clutter options. Rain Clutter Precipitation reflects radar signals, cluttering the screen. Interference Rejection reduces or eliminates returns caused by rain, hail, sleet or snow. Press left/right on the Arrow keypad to increase or decrease the Rain clutter level. 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. Symbology on Symbology off 65 Radar To toggle Symbology on/off: 1. Press the enTeR key to toggle this feature on or off. Center: PPI centered on the display Look Ahead: PPI moves down, allowing you to see more of what is in front of you 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. To change the PPI position press the Position softkey and use the Arrow keypad to 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 66 Radar Radar menu Use the Radar menu to make adjustments to radar display settings and features that not only change the appearance of the display, but also make navigation easier. To access the Radar menu, press the MenU key when the Radar page is on the display. Adjust menu Several of the softkey functions also can be controlled from the Adjust menu; Gain, Sea clutter and Rain clutter. From the Adjust menu you also can control Interference rejection and Target boost. From the Radar menu select Adjust and press enTeR. Highlight the desired setting and press the Arrow keypad left/right to make adjustments. Interference Rejection Reduces interference from other active radars near your vessel. If another ship is operating radar near you, interference from its radar signals can appear on your display. Increase interference rejection until radar interference is eliminated from your display. Interference Rejection has four settings: Off, Low, Medium and High. Target Boost (only available on some radars) This feature increases the size of radar targets, making them easier to see on the display. 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. 67 Radar eBL/VRM An Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) is a radial line used to show the distance of a radar target to your vessel. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]