***Lowrance HDS Unit Screen Shots & Information***

[fishin couillon]

Ok guys, Mark will pin this at the top of the page. All screen shots, information, how to's, etc. will go under here so we can keep track and others can find the information relatively quick.

Thanks for the pin up Mark.

Here is how your upload your waypoints to the HDS unit:
NOTE:if you have two HDS units connected via ethernet, you only need to upload waypoints to one (1) unit. Once you turn the other HDS unit on it will automatically transfer all the points to the other unit.

Pages>Utilities>Files



Then go to your SD card and highlight the file hit menu>import



Now for downloading the waypoints from the unit to the SD card; same as importing them; just go into your files>waypoints> and highlight it and then menu> and it will give you the options:

[Don Screen]

Today on Lake Lavon near Dallas, white bass!!

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[Scuirus]

HDS-5 Gen2 with TM260 @ 50kHz Depths are in Meters for both screencaps



HDS-5 Gen2 with B60 @ 200kHz

[B_Thomas]

I have some waypoints written down on a piece of paper. How do I get those waypoints to an SD Card so that I can import them to the unit?

[fireslayer]

Bait with fish below
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Big pod of bait with active fish feeding
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Fish on a drop with rocks
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[Crappie Chatt]

Better way 001.jpgshot 006.jpg 1st is from a Gen 2 HDS 10. 2nd from same boat but on Touch 12.

[haus9393]

your 12 shot looks pretty bad compared to the 10

[Crappie Chatt]

your 12 shot looks pretty bad compared to the 10

Rough water that day! <*)}}}><

[haus9393]

Rough water that day! <*)}}}><

Is there much of a difference between the 10 and 12 clarity wise? i would think the 12 to be better on a normal basis.

[Crappie Chatt]

I think the 'performance' between the units is too close of a call. Ease of use, Touch wins in a landslide. And ofcourse '12'. I'll be posting some more shots of the HDI transducer & I'll post another StructureScan on speed. <*)}}}><

[fireslayer]

Pods of baitfish out on the great lakes


Pod of bait with fish feeding underneath


Baitfish in the harbor


More bait

[jrb22250]

Here is a boat I recently found at one of the old strip mines in the area...
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Then some Concrete slabs buried under the mud.
Incline 1 burried concrete slabs.jpg

[fireslayer]

Some recent screenshots from a structuremap I made recently on a new part of a lake I fish. This technology easily shows the transitions from soft to hard bottom and easily picks out structure. Great tool to have!

[bassfearme]

Just bought an 04 Skeeter that has a Lowrance HDS5 at the console. It doesn't have a side scan transducer or temp. Can I get both in one ducer or do I have to buy both?

[fishin couillon]

Just bought an 04 Skeeter that has a Lowrance HDS5 at the console. It doesn't have a side scan transducer or temp. Can I get both in one ducer or do I have to buy both?

No, you have to buy seperate ducers if you want sonar and structure scan.

[andyh31]

Hello , Looking for a little help here Have a hds 9 gen 2 at console and everytime i use my 2d sonar i never see Archs its looks like weeds on the bottom. I know there fish there because ill get them but i can never scan on my 2d cause it always looks the same. Just curious if anyone has any tips. I'm new to lowrance and tryed alot of different settings etc.

any info would be great

[Marc Marcantonio]

Yes, both DownScan and SideScan signals bounce in an open jackplate. Images greatly improve with a hole shot plate.

[CQB]

Yes, both DownScan and SideScan signals bounce in an open jackplate. Images greatly improve with a hole shot plate.

I bought new HDS lives, mounted transducer in same place as HDS Gen 3 (not on the jackplate) and have these lines on the left side of my active imaging 3-n- 1 ducer.

[fishin couillon]

As Marc said, yes they are caused by jackplate.....the brand of jackplate i had on that particular boat did not have a hole shot plate nor did they make one. I ended up buying the TSS bracket and shield which lowered the ducer and got rid of the interference.

[Hardwired]

Hello all. Wondering if anyone can help with a Lawrence Elite 7HDI. I purchased a used boat and have been storing it in my yard until my marina opens up. Figured I would play around with the chart and make a waypoint for the marina. When I zoomed in on the area, the map was inaccurate. showing water where there is landIMG_6068.JPG(sorry I could not rotate the pic). this is what is should look likeIMG_6091.JPG

Has any one had something similar? I performed a hard reset and updated the software to the latest version. Wondering if the boat being located approximately 40 miles from the waypoint area has anything to do with it? After review, most of the coast line is way off and no way would I be able to have the chart assist in navigation. Im hoping the chart corrects itself when I get it in the marina. If not, the chart is useless and I need to replace the unit. If there is no fix for this issue, does a navtronics card use its own map and points or does it overlay new points on the units map? Don't want to waste the money if I will still have the same issue. Any suggestions would be appreciated