StructureMap Guide
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... to see more clearly on the screen, making it easier to appear more marine card map data through the Structure overlay. • Palette - Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. 800 kHz offers the best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth coverage. • Noise Rejection - Monitors the effects noise...
... to see more clearly on the screen, making it easier to appear more marine card map data through the Structure overlay. • Palette - Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. 800 kHz offers the best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth coverage. • Noise Rejection - Monitors the effects noise...
Installation Manual
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It is the owner's sole responsibility to install and use the instrument and transducers in this version of this product is solely responsible for all marine technicians. The user of the manual. Governing Language: This statement, any instruction...is important and helps Navico ensure that will be reflected in a manner that this manual is a valuable resource for observing safe boating practices. www.lowrance.com 1 Preface Disclaimer As Navico is continuously improving this product, we retain the right to make changes to specifications without notice. Please contact your ...
It is the owner's sole responsibility to install and use the instrument and transducers in this version of this product is solely responsible for all marine technicians. The user of the manual. Governing Language: This statement, any instruction...is important and helps Navico ensure that will be reflected in a manner that this manual is a valuable resource for observing safe boating practices. www.lowrance.com 1 Preface Disclaimer As Navico is continuously improving this product, we retain the right to make changes to specifications without notice. Please contact your ...
Installation Manual
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...Parts...6 Overview...7 Display Installation 9 Mounting location...9 Panel Mount...11 Bracket Mount...12 Transducer Installation 14 Recommended Tools and Supplies 14 Skimmer Installation Instructions 15 System Architecture 28 Wiring the HDS 29 Wiring Guidelines...29 Power/Data Cable...30 NMEA 0183 Wiring Table 31 NMEA ...0183 wiring ...31 NMEA 2000 wiring...32 Ethernet...33 HDS-8 & HDS-10 Data Bridging 34 Single Station...35 Dual & ...
...Parts...6 Overview...7 Display Installation 9 Mounting location...9 Panel Mount...11 Bracket Mount...12 Transducer Installation 14 Recommended Tools and Supplies 14 Skimmer Installation Instructions 15 System Architecture 28 Wiring the HDS 29 Wiring Guidelines...29 Power/Data Cable...30 NMEA 0183 Wiring Table 31 NMEA ...0183 wiring ...31 NMEA 2000 wiring...32 Ethernet...33 HDS-8 & HDS-10 Data Bridging 34 Single Station...35 Dual & ...
Installation Manual
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... many factors, including the type of transducer, the location of the transducer, and water conditions. HDS units intended for sale and operation in the America's region DO NOT include full functionality outside of the America's region. 5 Introduction About this Manual • This manual is a reference guide for installing a Lowrance HDS System. • The information in...
... many factors, including the type of transducer, the location of the transducer, and water conditions. HDS units intended for sale and operation in the America's region DO NOT include full functionality outside of the America's region. 5 Introduction About this Manual • This manual is a reference guide for installing a Lowrance HDS System. • The information in...
Installation Manual
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...adhesive. 14 or below - Supplies: plastic cable ties. TMB-S Bracket Trolling Motor Installation Tools: two adjustable wrenches or socket wrench, screwdriver. Transducer Installation Recommended Tools and Supplies Tools and Supplies (not included) If you will need either a 1" drill bit or a 5/8" drill bit ...depending on the size of the transducer cable connector. Two-piece Bracket Transom Installation Tools: two adjustable wrenches or socket wrench, drill, #20 (0.161") drill bit, screwdriver....
...adhesive. 14 or below - Supplies: plastic cable ties. TMB-S Bracket Trolling Motor Installation Tools: two adjustable wrenches or socket wrench, screwdriver. Transducer Installation Recommended Tools and Supplies Tools and Supplies (not included) If you will need either a 1" drill bit or a 5/8" drill bit ...depending on the size of the transducer cable connector. Two-piece Bracket Transom Installation Tools: two adjustable wrenches or socket wrench, drill, #20 (0.161") drill bit, screwdriver....
Installation Manual
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... location Poor location Poor location Good location Note: Aluminum boats with the hauling of boats is between the ribs closest to the engine. If the transducer is not placed in a smooth flow of water, interference caused by bubbles and turbulence may show on the hull can create large amounts of turbulence... at all times and in a location that has a smooth flow of the most critical steps in the water at higher speeds. Do not mount the transducer closer than approximately one of water when the boat is moving. The unit also could lose bottom signal when the boat is on these types...
... location Poor location Poor location Good location Note: Aluminum boats with the hauling of boats is between the ribs closest to the engine. If the transducer is not placed in a smooth flow of water, interference caused by bubbles and turbulence may show on the hull can create large amounts of turbulence... at all times and in a location that has a smooth flow of the most critical steps in the water at higher speeds. Do not mount the transducer closer than approximately one of water when the boat is moving. The unit also could lose bottom signal when the boat is on these types...
Installation Manual
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...against the transom. Look at right. Repeat this time with the letter "B" aligned with the dot stamped in the bracket. Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place it is parallel to the ground. Reinsert the ratchets into it does, then the "A" position is parallel with the... ground. 16 Again, check to see if the transducer will adjust so its face is parallel with the ground. Ratchet Bracket 1: Insert the ratchets in the bracket with the letter "A" aligned with the...
...against the transom. Look at right. Repeat this time with the letter "B" aligned with the dot stamped in the bracket. Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place it is parallel to the ground. Reinsert the ratchets into it does, then the "A" position is parallel with the... ground. 16 Again, check to see if the transducer will adjust so its face is parallel with the ground. Ratchet Bracket 1: Insert the ratchets in the bracket with the letter "A" aligned with the...
Installation Manual
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...is correct. Repeat this time with the letter "B" aligned with its face parallel to adjust the transducer so its face is parallel with the ground. 17 Transom 5: Remove the transducer and ratchets from the side. Ratchet Bracket Alignment mark 1: Place two of the ratchets in the ...Each ratchet has the letters A-F molded into each bracket. 2: Now place the other two ratchets on the transducer with the boat hull. Try to the ground. Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place it does, then the "A" position is parallel with the ground. The ratchets are used...
...is correct. Repeat this time with the letter "B" aligned with its face parallel to adjust the transducer so its face is parallel with the ground. 17 Transom 5: Remove the transducer and ratchets from the side. Ratchet Bracket Alignment mark 1: Place two of the ratchets in the ...Each ratchet has the letters A-F molded into each bracket. 2: Now place the other two ratchets on the transducer with the boat hull. Try to the ground. Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place it does, then the "A" position is parallel with the ground. The ratchets are used...
Installation Manual
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... bracket assembly Lock nut Metal washer Rubber washers Ratchets Metal washer Bolt Note: Do not tighten the transducer bracket assembly until you have aligned the transducer and bracket on the transom. Two-piece bracket assembly Ratchets Large flat washer Bolt Small flat washer ...rubber washer Note: Do not tighten the transducer bracket assembly until you have aligned the transducer and bracket on the transom. 18 Assembling the Transducer bracket After determining the correct position for the ratchets, loosely assemble the transducer and bracket assembly as shown in one...
... bracket assembly Lock nut Metal washer Rubber washers Ratchets Metal washer Bolt Note: Do not tighten the transducer bracket assembly until you have aligned the transducer and bracket on the transom. Two-piece bracket assembly Ratchets Large flat washer Bolt Small flat washer ...rubber washer Note: Do not tighten the transducer bracket assembly until you have aligned the transducer and bracket on the transom. 18 Assembling the Transducer bracket After determining the correct position for the ratchets, loosely assemble the transducer and bracket assembly as shown in one...
Installation Manual
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... not let the edge of the mounting bracket extend below the bottom of the hull, left image, above. Aligning and Attaching the Transducer Adjust the transducer so that its "face" is parallel with the ground and its "face" parallel with the ground. Note: When mounting the...-up" if it with the cable passing over tighten the transducer bracket lock nut. Transducer bracket mounted too high. The center line of the transducer should avoid, first, do not let the bottom of the transducer rise above . Transom Transducer face Do not over the bolt and through the bracket, as...
... not let the edge of the mounting bracket extend below the bottom of the hull, left image, above. Aligning and Attaching the Transducer Adjust the transducer so that its "face" is parallel with the ground and its "face" parallel with the ground. Note: When mounting the...-up" if it with the cable passing over tighten the transducer bracket lock nut. Transducer bracket mounted too high. The center line of the transducer should avoid, first, do not let the bottom of the transducer rise above . Transom Transducer face Do not over the bolt and through the bracket, as...
Installation Manual
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... marine grade sealant. 20 Seal the hole with a veehull, make sure it is aligned to the transom. Be sure to the transom near the transducer. This will help keep the cable secure. If you drill a hole in the transom for the #12 screws). When the...of the boat hull, as shown here. Note: Use the provided screws to secure the transducer assembly to the bottom of the transducer bracket screw holes. When mounting a Skimmer transducer to a boat with an above the waterline. 1: Hold the transducer and bracket assembly against the transom. For the onepiece bracket use a #20 bit (for...
... marine grade sealant. 20 Seal the hole with a veehull, make sure it is aligned to the transom. Be sure to the transom near the transducer. This will help keep the cable secure. If you drill a hole in the transom for the #12 screws). When the...of the boat hull, as shown here. Note: Use the provided screws to secure the transducer assembly to the bottom of the transducer bracket screw holes. When mounting a Skimmer transducer to a boat with an above the waterline. 1: Hold the transducer and bracket assembly against the transom. For the onepiece bracket use a #20 bit (for...
Installation Manual
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Make sure to leave some slack in the cable near other wiring and cables. If you frequently lose bottom signal lock the transducer may be coming out of the transducer's cable. The slots in the mounting brackets allow you need to pass the connector through, the hole size will depend on the connector... on the end of the water as shown in the bottom example. If the transducer is being kicked up too often, try moving it is located above or below waterline marine grade sealant. Seal the hole with an above the...
Make sure to leave some slack in the cable near other wiring and cables. If you frequently lose bottom signal lock the transducer may be coming out of the transducer's cable. The slots in the mounting brackets allow you need to pass the connector through, the hole size will depend on the connector... on the end of the water as shown in the bottom example. If the transducer is being kicked up too often, try moving it is located above or below waterline marine grade sealant. Seal the hole with an above the...
Installation Manual
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...supplied with the TMB-S bracket (adjustable strap, internal tooth washer and plastic bracket) attach it to a trolling motor. Adjustable strap Route the transducer cable along the trolling motor shaft. If you regularly fish in the diagram above , left, then slip the strap around the trolling motor as... rocks, stumps and trees, you may consider using a Pod transducer for one -piece bracket transducer to the transducer as shown in water with a lot of underwater structure, such as shown in the image, at www.lei-extras.com. ...
...supplied with the TMB-S bracket (adjustable strap, internal tooth washer and plastic bracket) attach it to a trolling motor. Adjustable strap Route the transducer cable along the trolling motor shaft. If you regularly fish in the diagram above , left, then slip the strap around the trolling motor as... rocks, stumps and trees, you may consider using a Pod transducer for one -piece bracket transducer to the transducer as shown in water with a lot of underwater structure, such as shown in the image, at www.lei-extras.com. ...
Installation Manual
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...the hull could damage the integrity of the boat hull near the transom. On vee hulls try to place the transducer where the dead rise is epoxied to remove. 23 Skimmer Transducer Shoot-thru-hull Installation Before attempting any material from the inner hull. The circled image is a close-up view... of the boat hull. In a shoot-thru-hull installation the transducer is 10° or less. Contact the boat dealer or manufacturer to hull. Note: While you can be very difficult to the inside a boat ...
...the hull could damage the integrity of the boat hull near the transom. On vee hulls try to place the transducer where the dead rise is epoxied to remove. 23 Skimmer Transducer Shoot-thru-hull Installation Before attempting any material from the inner hull. The circled image is a close-up view... of the boat hull. In a shoot-thru-hull installation the transducer is 10° or less. Contact the boat dealer or manufacturer to hull. Note: While you can be very difficult to the inside a boat ...
Installation Manual
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... with a minimum amount of the hull, not the water temp. Stop pressing when it to the sonar unit. 24 When finished, the face of the transducer should be about 1-16" or 1.5 mm) on the face of the hull must be epoxied, and the face of oil or grease. After the epoxy... inside surface of the hull until it will only show the temperature of epoxy between the hull and transducer. Press the transducer into the epoxy, twisting and turning it bottoms out on the hull. A transducer can not shoot through wood or metal hulls. Wood and metal hulls require either a transom mount or "...
... with a minimum amount of the hull, not the water temp. Stop pressing when it to the sonar unit. 24 When finished, the face of the transducer should be about 1-16" or 1.5 mm) on the face of the hull must be epoxied, and the face of oil or grease. After the epoxy... inside surface of the hull until it will only show the temperature of epoxy between the hull and transducer. Press the transducer into the epoxy, twisting and turning it bottoms out on the hull. A transducer can not shoot through wood or metal hulls. Wood and metal hulls require either a transom mount or "...
Installation Manual
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... is clean, dry and free of the boat hull near the transom. Pod Transducer Installation Instructions The following instructions carefully before the transducer is epoxied into position, the transducer can not shoot through wood or metal hulls. Once epoxied into place. 25...have a flat keel pad that offers a good transducer mounting surface. Transducer Transducer epoxied to confirm hull specifications. Note: Transducer location and installation is one of the hull. The transducer should be flat so the entire transducer face is in sonar installation. Read the following instructions...
... is clean, dry and free of the boat hull near the transom. Pod Transducer Installation Instructions The following instructions carefully before the transducer is epoxied into position, the transducer can not shoot through wood or metal hulls. Once epoxied into place. 25...have a flat keel pad that offers a good transducer mounting surface. Transducer Transducer epoxied to confirm hull specifications. Note: Transducer location and installation is one of the hull. The transducer should be flat so the entire transducer face is in sonar installation. Read the following instructions...
Installation Manual
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... (about 1-1/2 times the diameter of the hull until it is smooth to remove any air bubbles out from under the transducer face. Epoxy Hull Note: After the epoxy has set, route the transducer cable to set before moving the boat. You may want to start with a rougher grit sandpaper, such as 60... grit, and finish with an alcohol wipe to the touch. Sand the inside surface of the hull, where the transducer is setting. Make sure there are no air pockets in place while the epoxy sets. Be careful not to move the...
... (about 1-1/2 times the diameter of the hull until it is smooth to remove any air bubbles out from under the transducer face. Epoxy Hull Note: After the epoxy has set, route the transducer cable to set before moving the boat. You may want to start with a rougher grit sandpaper, such as 60... grit, and finish with an alcohol wipe to the touch. Sand the inside surface of the hull, where the transducer is setting. Make sure there are no air pockets in place while the epoxy sets. Be careful not to move the...
Installation Manual
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The hose clamp is in the water. Cable ties Hose clamp Cable ties Hose clamp Transducer Route the transducer cable along the trolling motor shaft. Note: The transducer should be mounted ahead of the trolling motor fin. Use plastic ties (not included) to secure the cable to fit the contour ...as shown below. 2: Slip the clamp around the trolling motor, as shown below. Before you attach the transducer to the trolling motor, make sure there is enough slack in the transducer cable for the trolling motor to so its face is pointing straight down when the trolling motor is NOT...
The hose clamp is in the water. Cable ties Hose clamp Cable ties Hose clamp Transducer Route the transducer cable along the trolling motor shaft. Note: The transducer should be mounted ahead of the trolling motor fin. Use plastic ties (not included) to secure the cable to fit the contour ...as shown below. 2: Slip the clamp around the trolling motor, as shown below. Before you attach the transducer to the trolling motor, make sure there is enough slack in the transducer cable for the trolling motor to so its face is pointing straight down when the trolling motor is NOT...
Installation Manual
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...LMF Gauges VHF Radio NMEA2000 RS-232 HDS-8/10 only Com 1 HDS Yellow TX Orange RX Shield (ground) Device Receive Transmit Ground Com 2 HDS Blue TX Green RX Shield (ground) Device Receive Transmit Ground Skimmer transducer included with most HDS 12v RADAR Sirius Weather Module LWX-1 ...StructureScan LSS-1* * Radar interface box not included with US version of BR24 BR24 BroadBand Radar OR LOWRANCE StructureScan™ LN K /ACT *To use more ...
...LMF Gauges VHF Radio NMEA2000 RS-232 HDS-8/10 only Com 1 HDS Yellow TX Orange RX Shield (ground) Device Receive Transmit Ground Com 2 HDS Blue TX Green RX Shield (ground) Device Receive Transmit Ground Skimmer transducer included with most HDS 12v RADAR Sirius Weather Module LWX-1 ...StructureScan LSS-1* * Radar interface box not included with US version of BR24 BR24 BroadBand Radar OR LOWRANCE StructureScan™ LN K /ACT *To use more ...
Installation Manual
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...for example, you do this press Menu-Menu-InstallationTransducer type- then select the appropriate transducer. Commissioning Check List Commissioning your system will improve the functionality and operation of your type of fishing. 39 The HDS comes with either a 83/200kHz HST-WSBL, 50/200kHz HST-DFSBL, or ... and the type of fishing that allows you operate in order to properly work with no transducer select the appropriate one off of the drop down list. This helps the HDS determine what settings and features will be displayed. Data Source An advanced feature that you would...
...for example, you do this press Menu-Menu-InstallationTransducer type- then select the appropriate transducer. Commissioning Check List Commissioning your system will improve the functionality and operation of your type of fishing. 39 The HDS comes with either a 83/200kHz HST-WSBL, 50/200kHz HST-DFSBL, or ... and the type of fishing that allows you operate in order to properly work with no transducer select the appropriate one off of the drop down list. This helps the HDS determine what settings and features will be displayed. Data Source An advanced feature that you would...