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Jun 13, 2016 Lowrance gen2 HDS touchscreen issues. The touch units require a higher level of voltage than the non touch models due to the resistance I referenced. Perhaps hook up a charger to it and leave it on there a while and then try again. Honestly there are very few issues with this aspect of the units.
Pub. 988-0176-04A
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- Lowrance HDS 7 Gen2 Touch fishfinder: includes Skimmer transducer (sonar & downscan), DC power harness, Ram Mount (standard 6.5 inches with 1.5 inch ball), cover, manuals, latest software updates installed, and updated Navionics+ card.
- May 08, 2013 Dave has the new Lowrance on his new Kingfisher boat provided by Bob Feil Boats & Motors. Dave and Bill go step-by-step through the touch-screen features, including sonar, plotter, bottom-scan.
Quick Start Guide
Function keys
HDS works very much like previous Lowrance products but there are some changes that make it even easier to use. Read this guide to quickly familiarize yourself with your new display. For more details on any of the features mentioned here consult the user's manual.
Arrow | Activates cursor on Chart page. Press up, down, left | ||
Keypad | or right to move the cursor. | ||
ZOUT | Zooms out the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages. | ||
ZIN | Zooms in the Radar, Sonar and Chart pages. | ||
EXIT | Press to return to a previous screen, clear data and | ||
close menus. Pressing Exit on the Chart page will | |||
quickly switch between displaying the boat symbol | |||
and the last cursor position. | |||
ENTER | Press to save data, change values and accept menu | ||
commands; also acts as a short cut key for important | |||
functions such as saving a waypoint at the cursor | |||
position on the Chart page. | |||
MENU | Accesses the features available on each page. | ||
PAGES | Press to select the page (screen) to display or to access utilities such as | ||
the waypoints list and celestial table. Press and hold to switch control | |||
between the panels and combo (split screen) pages. | |||
WPT | Press to save a waypoint at your current GPS position. Press and hold | ||
FIND | to search for waypoints and other points of interest (POI's) or quickly | ||
access waypoints, routes and trails.. | |||
LIGHT | Press to turn the unit on, adjust the backlight or place the unit in low | ||
POWER | power (standby) mode. Press and hold to turn the unit off. | ||
Creating a Man Overboard (MOB) position:
•Press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time to create a MOB waypoint with a line to your boat position.
Pages screen
To view a page:
1.From any screen press PAGES to access the Pages screen.
2.Select the page display. Chart / Sonar will display a Chart and Sonar combo page.
To adjust Panel sizes on a Combo page:
1.From the Pages screen select the Combo page option you want to view, press the MENU key. Select Adjust panel sizes. Use the on screen button to adjust the panel size.
To add a Data or Gauge overlay to a page:
1.From the Pages screen select the page you want to add or Edit data display for, press the MENU key. Select Edit data overlay.
2.When the page appears press ENTER to add data or MENU to access options, or follow the on screen instructions.
MMC / SD card slot
The MMC card slot door has a magnetic latch. Insert cards face up. Always use care when inserting MMC cards. Forcing cards into the slot could cause damage. Make sure the MMC card slot door is always closed. This will help to prevent moisture from getting into the card slot compartment.
Waypoints
To Create Waypoint at current position:
1.Press the WPT/Find key to create a waypoint at the your current position.
To Create Waypoint at the Cursor position on Chart page:
1.Place the cursor on the Chart page where you want to set the waypoint, press the ENTER key. The New Waypoint menu will appear.
2.Select Save from the New Waypoint menu.
Waypoints screen
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To view stored waypoints go to the Waypoints screen in the Utilities page. From the Waypoints screen you can view and edit stored waypoints.
Go To Cursor / Cancel Navigation
To Navigate to a Point of Interest on the Chart page:
1.From the Chart page, center the cursor over a point of interest. Press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear.
2.From the Chart menu select Go to Cursor, press ENTER. The unit will begin navigating to the cursor position on the Chart page.
To stop Navigating to a Point of Interest or any other destination:
1.From the Chart menu select Navigation and press ENTER.
2.Highlight and select Cancel from the submenu. To reset your cross-track (of course) error, select Restart Navigation from the submenu.
Chart POI information
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To view POI information on the Chart page:
1.Select a POI on the Chart page with the cursor. A pop-up box will appear identifying the POI. Press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear.
2.Select Info from the Chart menu, press ENTER. The Chart Info screen will appear.
3.To view additional information about the POI, select Details. The Information screen will appear.
Routes
To create a Route from the Chart page:
1.Press the MENU key and select New Route from the Chart menu. Press ENTER.
2.Follow the on screen instructions.
3.Press the MENU key to open the Edit route menu. Select Save and press ENTER. The route will be saved to the Routes screen.
4.From the Routes screen highlight the route and select Start. The Start Route message box will appear, select either Forward or
Reverse.
Cursor depth | Fish | arches | Cursor | Brush | pile | ||||
Information at | Range scale | History bar | Amplitude |
cursor's position. | scope |
When the cursor is active on screen use the History bar to scroll the Sonar page back and view previous sonar returns. When the cursor is on screen the sonar does not show real time sonar returns.
NOTE: The unit is set up for optimal automatic operation under most conditions. For use in thick weeds or very deep water, and a number of other fishing situations, a range of special Fishing Mode settings are available. Consult the user's manual for more details.
To adjust Sensitivity and Colorline:
1.From the Sonar page press the MENU key. The Sonar menu will appear. From the Sonar menu select Adjust.
2.The Sensitivity adjustment menu will appear. Use the left and right arrows to make adjustments.
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3.To adjust Colorline use the up or down arrows to select the Colorline menu. Use the left or right arrows to make adjustments.
To mark an Underwater object with a Waypoint:
1.From the Sonar page, press the Arrow keypad to activate the cursor. Use the Arrow keypad to center the cursor over the underwater object, press ENTER. A waypoint will be created at the cursor's position on the Sonar page. The waypoint can be viewed from either the Waypoints screen or the Chart page.
To select a Sonar page Palette:
1.From the Sonar page press the MENU key. The Sonar menu will appear. Select View in the Sonar menu to open the View submenu.
2.From the View submenu select Palette. The Palette menu has 12 sonar screen categories, including Grayscale, Nightview and Iceview.
Sonar page Split screen options
To select a Zoom, Bottom Lock or Flasher split screen display:
1.From the Sonar page press the MENU key. The Sonar menu will appear. Select View in the Sonar menu to open the View submenu.
2.From the View submenu select Split to open the Split (screen) menu. The Split screen options are: No split,
Zoom, Bottom Lock and Flasher.
To view and control two Frequencies at once:
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1.Press PAGES to access the Pages screen. From the Pages screen Sonar options select + Sonar combo pages.