Lowrance Elite-5 HDI Support Question
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Question posted by peterduncan on January 23rd, 2016
Lowrance Elite 5 Tutorial. Setting Up Screen Back Lighting
how can I change the back lighting of the screen as some how I changed it and now so dark I can hardly see
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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on January 23rd, 2016 3:13 PM
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Related Lowrance Elite-5 HDI Manual Pages
Elite 55m and Elite 77m RTM 3.0 Addendum EN - Page 1
...not described in collision avoidance. NOTE: Your unit must be set to Advanced mode to access NMEA 0183 settings.
| 1 If an AIS device is configured using AIS....
AIS
The marine Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a location and vessel information reporting system that aids in the Elite-5 or Elite-7 Operation manuals or other AIS-equipped vessels. Elite-5/5M and Elite-7/7M RTM 3.0...
Operation Manual - Page 2
... (Electromagnetic
Compatibility) standard 2008 For more information please refer to change without notice. We reserve the right to change or end our policies, regulations and special offers at any time. All features and specifications subject to do so without notice.
Compliance Statements Lowrance Elite-5 HDI
• meets the technical standards in accordance with Part 15...
Operation Manual - Page 4
Table of contents
Introduction 4 Unit Controls 4 Inserting microSD cards 5 Basic Operation 6 Setup wizard 6 Pages 6 Selecting Pages 6 Page menus 6 Accessing the Settings menu 7 Accessing menu items 8 Working with menus 8 Dialogs 8 Entering text 9
Fishing Modes 9 Cursor 10 Goto cursor 10 Advanced Mode 11 Standby mode 11 Restore defaults ...
Operation Manual - Page 5
... Colorline 24 Range 24 Frequency 25 Ping Speed 25 Fish ID 27 Sonar Settings 28 Installation 30 Chart Operation 31
Waypoints, Routes, Trails 32 Routes Screen 34 Trails Screen 38 Orientation 40 Overlay Data 40 Settings 40 Chart Settings 41 Navigation Settings 42 Settings 44 Settings menu 44 System 44 Saving Screenshots 46 Alarms 46 Specifications 48 Index...
Operation Manual - Page 6
... settings menu. Introduction
Unit Controls
LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level and turns unit on/off
KEYPAD: controls cursor & selects items on /off
Getting Started
To turn on menus
PAGES: allows you to select a page to view
MENU: opens settings, context and page menus
ENTER: finalizes menu selections;
Select Mute and press Enter. Introduction | Elite-5 HDI...
Operation Manual - Page 7
Conventional
DownScan
Refer to the "Sonar Operation" section for information about conventional sonar features and settings.
To remove, carefully push in the "DownScan Operation" section.
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Introduction | Elite-5 HDI DownScan features and settings are covered in the card until it clicks out of sonar: Conventional and DownScan. Conventional sonar and DownScan
This unit supports two ...
Operation Manual - Page 8
To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard. Pages
This unit has eight pages: Steer, DownScan, Sonar, Chart, Chart/..., Sonar and Chart pages have menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displayed.
Pages dialog Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI
Steer page
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Steer menu
Basic Operation
Setup wizard
The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first...
Operation Manual - Page 9
The page menu for the active page will be displayed when the Menu key is pressed. Sonar menu
Accessing the Settings menu
Chart page
Chart menu
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Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI
Combo pages
DownScan page Sonar page
DownScan menu
Two-panel page
Three-panel page
Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels.
Operation Manual - Page 10
Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI
Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting information to exit menus.
NOTE: Press the Menu key ...cancel or close the dialog.
8 On/Off features
Select an on/off menu item and press Enter to options and settings, including scrollbars, on /off features and dropdown menus.
Working with menus
There are used to make adjustments to turn it on /off ...
Operation Manual - Page 11
....
Fishing Modes
(Conventional sonar only)
Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to uppercase/ lowercase
Switches keyboard between ALPHA and QWERTY layout
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Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI Switches letters to specific fishing conditions. Entering text
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or trail, will require...
Operation Manual - Page 13
... your boat is turned on:
• Navigation (Enables arrival radius, offcourse distance and Bearings setting)
• Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and anchor alarm options)
• NMEA 0183...1. Press the PWR/Light key to access the Backlight dialog.
2. Select Standby and press Enter.
3. Press any key to default values.
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Basic Operation | Elite-5 HDI
The following features are ...
Operation Manual - Page 15
... page by selecting DownScan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu. Baitfish
Surface clutter
Waypoint
Current vessel location
Cursor
Structure
DownScan page
Range scale
The DownScan page shows the water column moving from right to cursor
Zoom Range
Chart Page
Consists of the screen.
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Pages | Elite-5 HDI
Current location and distance/ bearing from a birdseye...
Operation Manual - Page 20
... at your current position or at the cursor position. Contrast
Adjusts the brightness ratio between light and dark areas on the screen, making it easier to 80%
DownScan units do not have a Sensitivity setting like traditional sonar units. DownScan Operation | Elite-5 HDI
Contrast set to 40%
Contrast set to 60%
Contrast set to distinguish suspended objects from the background.
Operation Manual - Page 26
...hard return will be displayed. Custom Range -
Sensitivity
Controls the level of detail shown on the display.
Upper and lower limits must be able to the selected depth range.
Auto Sensitivity is set too low, desired echoes may not be shown as a wide, bright yellow area, whereas a soft return will clutter the screen....
Sonar Operation | Elite-5 HDI
24 Auto Sensitivity
Keeps...
Operation Manual - Page 37
...points from chart:
1. Repeat Steps 1-4 from the instructions for Creating a route from the Routes screen.
2. Select New...
The chart page will appear.
3. Move the cursor to the route.
... Select Save and press Enter.
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Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI Select Save and press Enter.
Creating a route using chart and press Enter. Press Enter to set a point.
4. Repeat Step 3 to End and ...
Operation Manual - Page 43
... current position icon that will be used on the latitude/ longitude scale.
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Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI Grid Lines
Displays base values for latitude and longitude, making it easier to get a general idea of available charts.
Chart Settings menu
Chart Data
Selects map data that estimates the time and distance to see a full...
Operation Manual - Page 44
... trail display properties.
Waypoints, Routes, Trails
Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen. Navigation Settings menu
Chart Operation | Elite-5 HDI
42 Navigation Settings
(Advanced mode only)
Controls Arrival Radius and Off Course distance settings and is used to get a better view of the map, if the screen becomes cluttered with waypoints, routes and/or trails. Turning off display...
Operation Manual - Page 48
...screen.
About
Displays software information about this unit.
"Arrival," "Off Course" and "Anchor" alarms are only available in Advanced mode.
Browse Files
Lowrance periodically updates unit software to default settings...www. You must view files on display lowrance.com. Settings | Elite-5 HDI
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Alarms menu
Sounds alarm when Fish ID symbol appears on a computer or other...
Operation Manual - Page 49
... on whether the unit is in basic or advanced mode. Basic Mode
Advanced Mode
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Settings | Elite-5 HDI You can select the NMEA 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected to select the...a fish symbol (Fish ID) appears on the sonar screen
NMEA 0183 Output You can also adjust the Baud rate, but the default setting works best under most conditions.
Arrival Off Course Anchor
Shallow...
Operation Manual - Page 52
...19
Reset Fishing Mode 29 Reset water distance
30 Route display 42 Routes Screen 34
S
Saving Screenshots 46 Scrollbars 8 Selecting a GPS Source
4 ...Menu 22 Sonar Options menu
26 Sonar Page 12 Sonar settings 28 Sort waypoints 34 Split Flasher 26
Split Zoom ...Clarity 20, 26 System settings 44
T
Temperature calibration 30
Text entry 9 Time 45 Trackback 17 Trail display 42 Trails Screen 38 Turn unit on...
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