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| 1 Pr eface As Navico is continuously impr oving this product, we retain the right to make changes to the product at any time which may not be reflected in this version of the manual. P lease contact your Lowrance dealer if y ou require an y further assistance.
2 | About this manual This manual is a ref erence guide f or operating the Lowrance HDS Gen 2 T ouch system. It assumes that all equipment is installed and configured, and that the syst em is ready to use . The manual does not cover basic background inf ormation about how equipment such as radars, sonars and AIS work.
PB | | 3 Conten ts | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Conten ts | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch C onten ts 7 Introduction 7 HDS Gen 2 T ouchscreen and k eys 8 The HDS Gen2 T ouch home screen 9 Basic operation 9 .
4 | | 5 Conten ts | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Conten ts | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch 37 Navigating 3 7 Goto cursor 3 7 Na vigati ng on the chart 38 Navigation set tings panel 40 St eer page 41 Sonar 4 .
4 | | 5 Conten ts | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Conten ts | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch 69 The Alarm sy stem 69 The alarms dia log 7 1 Ac knowledging an alarm 72 Utilities 72 Ve ss e ls 73 S un/ moon 73 T.
6 | | PB Conten ts | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Conten ts | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch 99 Networking 99 Aut o c onfigura tion 99 Data sour c es 1 0 1 Dampi ng 1 02 Device li st 1 02 Diag nostics 1 03 N.
| 7 Introduction | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Introduction HDS Gen2 T ouchscreen and key s 1 T ouchscreen 2 SD Card re ader Used for optional InsightHD , Navionics, other compatible thir d-part y car tography , sof tware updates, transf er of user data and system backup.
8 | Introduction | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch The HDS Gen2 T ouch home screen ¼ Note: vide o is only a vailable on HD S Gen2 T ouch 9” and 1 2” units. The radar option will on ly be shown when the unit i s c onnec ted to a r a d a r. 1 Utilities panel T ap an icon to access utility data.
| 9 Basic Operation | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Basic operation The po wer k ey • Pr ess and hold: T urn unit on/off • Single press: Display dialog for brightness adjustment, night mode, standby .
10 | Basic Operation | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Operation Menu/Dialogs P ages Char t Sonar R adar Ta p Select/toggle item Activate cursor Pr ess and hold n/a Activate cursor assist mode Drag Adjust s.
| 11 Basic Operation | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Back button Y ou can return to the previous screen or menu by pr essing the Back button. Hidden system menu The page menu for each operation mode has a hidden syst em menu. T o access the hidden system menu , place your finger on the top menu item and drag down.
12 | Basic Operation | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Settings dialog Y ou can access the settings dialog for each operation mode from the hidden system menu or from the Utilities panel on the home screen. Dialog box es Y ou selec t entr y fields and keys in a dialog box by tapping the screen.
| 13 Basic Operation | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Using the cursor The cursor is by default not shown on any page . T ap the screen t o activate the cursor on the char t, sonar , structure and radar pages. The cursor information window will show position coor dinates at the cursor position and range and bearing to the vessel.
14 | Basic Operation | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Cancel na vigation The unit will continue navigating towar d the MOB waypoint until the waypoint is reached or until you cancel na vigation. Delete a MOB wa ypoint 1. Cancel navigation. 2. Ta p Wa ypo int MO B on the pa ge menu.
| 15 Pages | L owrance HDS Gen2 T ouch P ages P age ov erview This unit supports up to 7 page t ypes. Each has a corresponding group of pr econfigured quick split combo pages . ¼ Note: V ideo is avail able only on 9” and 1 2” units . The radar option will only be sho wn when the unit i s con nec ted to a rada r .
16 | Pages | L owrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Selec ting Active panel Y ou can change ac tive panels by tapping the desired panel . The active panel will have an orange border . Adjusting splits The size of panels can be adjusted by tapping A djust splits on the hidden system menu.
| 17 Pages | L owrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Y ou can selec t from seven diff erent panel configurations as illus- trated below . ¼ Note: Y ou can cycle thr ough fav orite pages by pr essi ng the PAG E S k e y. Editing fav orites 1. Ta p Customize on the F avorites panel 2.
18 | Pages | L owrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Deleting fav orites 1. Ta p Customize on the F avorites panel 2. T ap the page icon for the pag e you want to remov e 3. Ta p Clear and tap S ave Data Overla y Allows you to ov erlay information on the active page.
| 19 Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Char t The chart page displays your position relative to land and other char t objects. On the page you can plan and navigate r outes, place waypoints, ov erlay a radar image, a StructureMap image and weather information, and display AIS tar gets.
20 | Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Char t scale Y ou zoom in and out on the char t by using the ZOOM key s. Char t range scale and range rings inter val (when turned on) will be shown in the lower right corner of the chart panel. Using the cursor on the chart page The cursor is by default not shown on the chart page.
| 21 Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Char t menu When the cursor is active, some featur es on the chart menu will be replaced with cursor mode f eatures.
22 | Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch ¼ Note: T o mea sur e di stance from you r vessel , tap the des ired location on the map and the di stance t o tha t location wil l be shown in the info box i n the lower left corner of the screen.
| 23 Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Heading up Displays the chart with the vessel’ s heading directly up on the chart image. Heading inf ormation is received from a compass . If heading is not available, then the C OG from the GPS will be used . Course up Rotates the chart in the direction of the nex t point when in navigation mode.
24 | Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Y ou can change the camera tilt angle and rotate the camera around the vessel by dragging y our finger on the screen. ¼ Note: W hen in ro tat e mode, u se horizonta l motions t o r otat e the vessel. U se v er tical motion s to c hange the viewe r perspec tive.
| 25 Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Medium This is the minimum information sufficient f or navigation F ull This is all available inf ormation for the chart in use Cat egories Insight char ts includes several categories and sub -categories that you can turn on/off individually depending on which information you want to see on your displa y .
26 | Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Selec ting chart data This unit can use built-in L owrance map data as well as Navionics , F ishing Hotspots, Jeppesen and other third-party mapping cards. T ap Change to Navionics or Change to L owranc e to switch chart data the unit is using.
| 27 Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Char t Settings 3D boat selection Y ou can selec t different boat icons that will be used as the curr ent position symbol when the char t is in 3D mode. Range Rings Y ou can turn on/off range r ings from the chart settings menu.
28 | Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch P op-up information Selects whether basic information for chart items shall be displayed when you tap the item. Grid lines T urns on/off viewing of longitude and latitude grid lines on the char t. W a ypoints, r outes and trails Y ou can turn on/off vie wing of waypoints, rout es and trails on the char t.
| 29 Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Community la yer T urns on/off viewing of user generated data downloaded from the Navionics website . Vi e w Shading Shading adds terrain information to the chart.
30 | Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Photo transparency The Photo transpar ency sets the opaqueness of the photo overlay . With minimum transparency settings the chart details will be almost hidden by the photo . Depth range (highlighting) Allows user to specify a range of depths to be highlighted .
| 31 Chart | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Navionics settings Optional settings for Navionics charts T r aditional 2D chart Chart with shading Colored Seabed Ar eas Colors differ ent parts of the seabed to provide better definition of seabed composition.
32 | W aypoints, Rout es & T rails | L owranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch W aypoints , r outes & tr ails The waypoin ts, r oute and trails scr eens The W aypoints , Routes and T rails dialogs give access to advanced edit functions and settings for all these items available on your system.
| 33 W aypoints, Rout es & T rails | L owranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch P ositioning waypoints Placing a waypoint a t vessel position With the cursor inactive, you can position a wa ypoint at the vessel position from any page b y pressing the dedicated W A YPOINT key twice.
34 | W aypoints, Rout es & T rails | L owranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Moving a waypoint b y tapping the screen 1. T ap the w aypoint - The waypoint na me will appear on the page menu 2. T ap the waypoint name 3. Ta p Move on the menu - The waypoint ic on wil l change to i ndicat e moving mode 4.
| 35 W aypoints, Rout es & T rails | L owranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Creating r outes using existing w aypoints 1. Acc ess the routes dialog 2. Ta p New 3. Ta p Create using route list 4. T ap the new route window (shown below) 5. Ta p Inser t 6. T ap the desired waypoint 7.
36 | W aypoints, Rout es & T rails | L owranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch T rails A trail is a graphical presentation of the hist orical path of the vessel, allowing you to r etrace where you ha ve traveled . A trail can be con- verted to a route in the Trail scr een, as described later in this section.
| 37 Navigating | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Naviga ting The navigation function included in your unit allows you to na vigate towards the cursor position, a wa ypoint or along a predefined rout e. F or information about positioning waypoints and cr eating routes , ref er to “ W aypoints, r outes & trails ” on page 32.
38 | Navigating | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch When route navigation is started, the menu will expand showing options for skipping a waypoint, or for r estar ting the route fr om current vessel position.
| 39 Navigating | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Arrival r adius Sets an invisible circle ar ound the destination waypoint. The vessel is considered arrived at the waypoint when it is within this radius. XTE limit (Cr oss track err or) This parameter defines the vessel’ s accepted offset distance from the leg .
40 | Navigating | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Steer page The Steer page can be used to display inf ormation when you are navigating. Data elds The Steer page displays the f ollowing information: DTD .
PB | | 41 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar The sonar function provides an underwater view of the area under and around your boat, allowing y ou to detect fish and examine bottom structure. The sonar displays the water column moving fr om right to left on the page.
42 | | 43 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch T o remove the cursor and cursor elements fr om the page, tap Clear cursor on the Sonar menu. Pr ess and hold the screen to activate cursor assist mode . Goto cursor Y ou can navigate to the cursor by tapping Goto cursor on the menu.
42 | | 43 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch V iewing sonar hist or y Y ou can view sonar histor y by ac tivating the cursor and then dragging your finger horizontally acr oss the screen. Whenever the cursor is activated on the sonar page, the blue sonar history scroll bar will appear at the bottom of the screen.
44 | | 45 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar menu When the cursor is active, some featur es on the sonar menu will be replaced with cursor mode f eatures. T ap Clear cursor to return to the normal sonar menu. Range The range setting determines the water depth that is visible on the screen.
44 | | 45 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Y ou can view t wo frequencies at the same time by selecting the sonar + sonar quicksplit combo option. Advanc ed Noise rejection Signal interference from bilge pumps , engine vibration and air bubbles can clutter the sonar screen.
46 | | 47 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Bytes per sounding Select how many bytes per seconds that are t o be used when sav- ing the log file. More bytes yield bett er resolution, but will cause the recorded file t o increase in size compar ed to using lower b yte settings.
46 | | 47 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sensitivity Increasing Sensitivity will show more detail on the screen; decreasing Sensitivity displays less. T oo much detail will clutt er the screen. Con versely , desired echoes ma y not be displayed if Sensitivity is set too low .
48 | | 49 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch By default the zoom level is set to 2x. Y ou can select up to an 8x zoom by pressing the dedicat ed zoom keys. The range zoom bars on the right side of the display shows the range that is magnified.
48 | | 49 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Palettes Y ou can selec t from several display palettes optimiz ed for a variety of fishing conditions. T emp graph Shows a red line and a digital displa y on the sonar screen to graphically illustrate changes in water t emperature.
50 | | 51 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Stop sonar Allows you to closely examine sonar echoes , precisely position a waypoint or stop interference between transducers on your boat. When sonar is stopped, no sonar history will be recorded .
50 | | 51 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Overlay Do wnscan™ Y ou can overlay a Downscan image on a normal sonar image. T ap Overlay do wnscan on the Sonar settings menu. When Overlay downscan is activated, the sonar menu will expand to include basic Structure options.
52 | | 53 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Installation settings Keel o set This is a value that can be entered on the sonar Installation page to make depth readings relate to an y point from the water surface, to the deepest point of the vessel.
52 | | 53 Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sonar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch W a ter speed calibration W ater speed calibration is used to adjust the speed value from the paddle wheel to match the actual boat speed through the water . Actual speed can be determined from GPS speed over g round (SOG) or by timing the boat over a known distance.
54 | | 55 StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch StructureScan HD™ StructureScan HD™ uses high frequencies to pro vide a high resolu- tion, picture -like image of the bottom. ¼ Note: Y ou mu st hav e a StructureScan H D transduc er in stalled to u se Stru c tu reSc an feature s.
54 | | 55 StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Acc ess hidden cont ex t menu Fr equency Data overlay Bottom Range scale Range keys DownScan Using the cursor on the S tructureScan page The cursor is by default not shown on the StructureScan page.
56 | | 57 StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Goto cursor Y ou can navigate to the cursor by tapping Goto cursor on the menu. Saving a wa ypoint Y ou can save a waypoint at the cursor position by tapping the screen and then tapping New waypoint on the StructureScan menu.
56 | | 57 StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch StructureScan™ menu When the cursor is active, some featur es on the StructureScan menu will be replaced with cursor mode featur es. T ap Clear cursor to return to the normal StructureScan menu.
58 | | 59 StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Flipping Left/Right image If required, the left/right Sidescanning images can be flipped to match the corresponding side of your vessel .
58 | | 59 StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch StructureScan | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Measuring distance The cursor can be used to measure the distance between two points on the StructureScan image. It is easier to use the measure function when the structure image is paused.
60 | StructureMap | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch StructureMap™ StructureMap™ is a tool that allows you to ov erlay SideScan sonar returns on top of the chart, giving you a birds-eye view of under wa- ter structure below and beside your boat.
| 61 StructureMap | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Live mode Displays the last few minutes of the Side Imaging history as a trail behind the vessel icon. The length of this trail will var y depending on the Side Imaging and Down I m- aging range settings.
62 | StructureMap | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch ¼ NOTE: If t here i s more than one S tructureMap of t he same area on the same SD car d, the map s will o verlap on y our scr een. If you want to ha ve mor e than one ma p of the same are a, you shou ld put the maps on sep arate SD cards.
| 63 StructureMap | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Palett e Several display palettes with varying degrees of color and bright- ness are available . Con trast Adjusts the brightness ratio between light and dark areas of the screen, making it easier to distinguish objects from the background.
64 | StructureMap | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch (.smf ) files, we recommend using an SD car d when recor ding StructureMaps. T o have structure sonar log (.sl2) files automatically converted to StructureMap file format (.smf ), tap Con vert to map when complete on the Sonar Log menu .
| 65 StructureMap | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sharing les After structure sonar log (.sl2) files are conv erted to StructureMap (.smf ) files, they can be saved to a SD car d and used on other GPS capable HDS Gen 2 units without the need for the StructureScan module.
66 | | 67 Instruments | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Instruments | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch The Instrumen ts panels The Info page instrument panel consists of multiple gauges that can be customized to displa y selected data. The instrument panel dis- plays data on dashboards , and you can define up to ten dashboar ds within the instrument panel.
66 | | 67 Instruments | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Instruments | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Edit an Instrument dashboard 1. Selec t the dashb oard you want to edit. 2. Ta p Edit on the Instrument pag e menu 3. T ap the gauge you want to change. The selec ted gauge w ill be shaded in blue 4.
68 | | PB Video | L owrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Video | L owrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Using Video (9” and 12” units only) The video function allows you to view videos or camera sources on your unit’ s screen. F or information about how t o connect the camera, see the separate Installation manual.
| 69 Alarms | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch The A larm sy stem This unit will continuously check for danger ous situations and system faults while the system is running . When an alarm situation occurs, an alarm message will pop up on the screen. If you have enabled the siren, the alarm message will be f ollowed by an audible alarm.
70 | Alarms | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch T ype of messages The messages are classified accor ding to how the reported situation will affect your vessel .
| 71 Alarms | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Acknowledging an alarm The following options ar e available in the alarm dialog for acknowledging a message: Option Result Close Sets the alarm state to acknowledged, meaning that you are awar e of the alarm condition.
72 | Utilities | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Utilities The Utilities tab includes options and tools that are not specific to any page. Utilities ar e accessed from the homescreen. T apping a utility will open a dialog giving you access to available options for the selected item.
| 73 Utilities | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Sun/moon Displays sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset for a position based on entered date and the position ’ s latitude/long itude. T rip Calcula tor T rip 1/ T rip 2 Displays voyage and eng ine information, with reset option f or all data fields.
74 | Utilities | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch T ides Displays tide information f or the tide station nearest to y our vessel. T ap the arrow panel buttons to change date , or tap the date field to access the calender function. Available tide stations can be selected from the menu .
| 75 Utilities | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Cop ying les to SD card Y ou can copy screenshots and logs to a SD card . Y ou can also export system settings and waypoints, r outes and trails to a SD car d. Ex- por ting files is covered in the Maintenance section.
76 | Utilities | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch PDF reader Use the PDF viewer to read manuals and other PDF files on the HDS display . The manuals can be read from an inserted SD card or from the unit ’ s internal memor y. Settings Opens the system settings menu.
| 77 System Settings | L owrance HDS Gen2 T ouch S y stem Settings Changing sy stem settings The system settings pro vides access to advanced settings for y our system and determines the way your system displa ys various user inter face information on the display .
78 | System Settings | L owrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Coor dinate sy stem Defines the coordinate system used when position coor dinates are entered and display ed. Magnetic variation Magnetic variation is the difference between true bearings and magnetic bearings, caused by diff erent location of the Geographic and the Magnetic nor th poles.
| 79 Simulator | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Using the simula tor Simulator mode The simulation featur e will let you see how the unit works in a stationar y position and without being connected to the sonar , GPS, radar , etc . Y ou can use the simulator to help you become familiar with your unit befor e using it out on the water .
80 | Simulator | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Adv anced simula tor settings The advanced simulator settings allow you t o define how to run the simulator . When the settings are sa ved these will be used as default when star ting the simulator mode. GPS source Selects the source where simulated GPS data is generated .
| 81 Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Using the r adar (optional) The radar page can be set up as a full screen view or combined with other pages. The radar image can also be displayed as an ov erlay to existing 2D char t views and 3D for Navionics . Refer to “Char t overlay ” on page 26.
82 | Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Adjusting r ange Y ou can use the zoom keys on the touchscreen or the dedicated zoom keys on the front of the unit to adjust the radar range. Using the cursor on the r adar page The cursor is by default not shown on the radar image.
| 83 Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Measuring range and bearing to a tar get Range rings The range rings are displayed at pr eset distances from the vessel based on the radar range. Y ou can use the range ring to estimate the distance to a radar echo.
84 | Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Rain Clutter Rain clutter is used to reduce the effect of rain, snow or other weather conditions on the radar image. Adjust the value by vertically dragging the rain clutter slide bar . The value should not be increased too much as this ma y filter out real targets .
| 85 Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Cent er Look ahead Cust om oset 1. Selec t the o ffset option f rom the menu 2. T ap the screen where you want to position the radar center 3.
86 | Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Dening an EBL/VRM marker 1. Ensur e that the cursor is not ac tive on the ra dar page 2. T ap EBL/ VRM on th e radar menu 3. S elec t an EBL / VRM . 4. T ap adjust to selec t EBL / V RM position 5. Drag the EBL / VR M into the desir ed lo cation 6.
| 87 Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Dening a guard zone 1. T ap Guard Zone on the ra dar menu 2. T ap one of the guard zones 3. Ta p Adjust and t ap and drag on th e screen to position the guard zon e 4. S ave the position by tapping S ave guard z one on the menu.
88 | Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch ST C curve The ST C (Sensitivity Time Control) contr ols the sensitivity of the radar signal close to your v essel.
| 89 Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Threshold The threshold sets r equired signal str ength for the low est radar signals. Radar returns below this limit will be filter ed and not displayed. The default value is 30%. F ast scan (Broadband Radar™ only).
90 | Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch MARP A target symbols Y our unit uses the target symbols shown below . Symbol Description Acquiring MARP A target. Typically it takes up to 10 full rotations of the scanner T racking MARP A target, not moving or at anchor .
| 91 Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch V iewing target inf ormation T ap the desired target and then tap T arget details on the radar menu. MARP A target settings Several vessel settings define alarm limits and how the targets are displayed on your radar image .
92 | Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch your vessel comes within this distance fr om a vessel, the symbol will change to the “ dangerous” target symbol.
| 93 Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Radar installation menu Setup and configuration of the Broadband radar has been simplified compared to traditional pulse radars .
94 | Radar | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Occasionally false target returns can occur adjacent to strong tar get returns such as large boats or container ports. This occurs because not all of the transmitted radar energy can be f ocused into a single beam by the radar antenna, a small amount energy is transmitt ed in other directions.
| 95 AIS | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Using AIS The marine Automatic Identification System ( AIS) is a location and vessel information r epor ting system.
96 | AIS | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Lost AIS tar get. When no signals have been r eceived within a time limit a target will be defined as lost. The target symbol repr esents the last valid position of the target befor e the reception of data was lost.
| 97 AIS | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch V essel alarms Y ou can define several alarms to aler t you if a target comes within predefined range limits, or if a pr eviously identified target is lost. V es- sel alarms can be set up from the Alarms utility.
98 | AIS | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Y our v essel’ s MMSI number Y ou need to have your own MMSI (Maritime Mobile Ser vice Identit y) number entered in the system t o be able to receiv e addressed mes- sages from AIS and DSC vessels .
PB | | 99 Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Networ king Y ou can monitor the per formance of NMEA 2000 and Ethernet networks and configure data sources, network devices, waypoint sharing and NMEA 0183 settings.
100 | | 101 Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Conguring da ta sources Devices can be configured from the Data source menu or fr om the device list. Select the device from the list and tap Configure . Sco pe Y ou can selec t the Global or Local setting f or display units and data sources on the network.
100 | | 101 Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Device Global Local Display units Automatically uses data from global data sources When a data source is selected by other global scope units, all units switch to same data source Data sources must be selected manually .
102 | | 103 Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Damping accomplishes this by averag ing the data. The higher the damping level, the mor e data histor y will be averaged. A s a result, higher damping levels cause a delayed r esponse to changes in the data.
102 | | 103 Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Networking | Lowrance HDS Gen2 T ouch SIRIUS status (US only) Y ou can view your ESN number , SIRIUS subscription status and signal strength. Y ou must have a SIRIUS weather and/or audio subscription to view SIRIUS information.
104 | | 105 GoFr ee wireless With a WIFI-1 unit connected to an HDS unit y ou can use a wireless device to view or remotely contr ol the HDS display . Displaying HDS data on a wireless device requir es a corresponding app. P lease check the appropriate Apple or Android st ore f or your device.
104 | | 105 Downloading the GoF ree app Download the Lowrance GoF r ee Controller & Viewer app to your wireless device from the Apple App Stor e or Android Google Pla y app store . Connecting the wireless devic e to the WIFI-1 Set up the wireless device ’ s net work to be the WIFI-1 defined as primar y access point.
106 | | PB When control is confirmed, the connection will be immediately established. ¼ Note: If contr ol is r ejected the wireless devic e wil l mirr or the HDS screen, but no operati on will be allo wed from the remo te devic e .
PB | | 107 Point 1 an tenna | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Point 1 an tenna | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch P oint 1 an tenna P oint 1 c ongura tion Enabling W AAS/MSAS/EGNOS Select W AAS/MSAS/EGNOS to use the satellite based aug mentation system (SBAS), which can increase accuracy of a GPS fix to within approximat ely 1m.
108 | | 109 Point 1 an tenna | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Point 1 an tenna | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch C OG/SOG F ilter Averages C OG/SOG data to smooth out display ed values.
108 | | 109 Point 1 an tenna | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Point 1 an tenna | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch GNSS Congur ation The GPS and GL ONASS options may be enabled simultaneously , or individually . Generally , GPS offers the highest accuracy , but in cer tain circumstances a better fix may be achiev ed with both or only GL ONASS enabled.
110 | | 111 Fuel | L owranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Fuel | L owranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch F uel The fuel utility allows your unit to calculate and monitor the o verall fuel per formance of your vessel .
110 | | 111 Fuel | L owranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Fuel | L owranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Calibration If you need to calibrate a tank, fill the tank , tap the Set to full checkbox, and proceed to tank calibration.
112 | W eather | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch SIRIUS™ w eather (Nor th America only) When connected to a Navico W eather Module, you can subscribe and include SIRIUS™ audio and SIRIUS™ Marine W eather Service on your system (North America only).
| 113 W eather | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch SST color bar Pr ecipitation color shading SST color shading Storm ic ons Wind bar bs City forec ast icon Showing detailed w eather inf ormation When you tap a shaded weather ar ea, available information will be shown in the cursor window .
114 | W eather | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sea sur face temperatur e (SST ) Can be shown as color shading or text. When color coding is selected, the SST color bar will be shown on the left side of the display . Y ou can define which temperature range that shall be color coded as described later in this section.
| 115 W eather | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Icon Description City forecast Sur face obser vation T ropical st orm track ing; past (grey) - pr esent (red) - future (y ellow) Hurricane (categor y 1-5) tr.
116 | W eather | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch A watchbox is defined by the National Weather Ser vice. When the alarm is turned on you will get an alarm if your vessel is inside or moves into a watchbo x. Access the Alarms utility to set up weather alarms.
| 117 W eather | Lowr ance HDS Gen2 T ouch Animating SIRIUS™ w eather gr aphics This unit recor ds the weather information you ha ve turned on, and this information can be used to animate past or futur e weather con- ditions.
118 | Audio | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch A udio When this unit is connected to a SonicHub ser ver you can use your unit to control audio playback fr om iP od, iPhone , USB mass storage device (mp3) and AM/FM radio . Bef ore playing F M radio through the SonicHub, you must pur chase a marine -grade AM/FM antenna.
| 119 Audio | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Operating the audio sour ce Selec ting the audio source Y ou switch between available audio sources from the Source menu . ¼ Note: T he Mic sourc e select s a high voltage lev el input al lowing y ou to br oadcast loud hailer messages o ver the aud io system.
120 | Audio | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Shue and repeat Shuffle and repeat are turned on/off fr om the audio menu. The icons will be blue when the function is turned on. The pla yback menu The playback menus includes an option giving access to the source ’ s native menu or file structure, used f or selecting tracks.
| 121 Audio | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Saving a channel to the fav orite list When the channel is tuned in, you can add the stations to your fav orite list.
122 | Audio | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Locking channels Y ou can lock selec ted SIRIUS channels from being br oadcast unless an unlock code is entered . When the function is activated, a 4 digit code must be entered befor e the locking is ac tivated.
| 123 Maintenance | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Maintenanc e Pre v entiv e maintenanc e The unit does not contain any field serviceable components, there- for e the operator is requir ed to per form only a very limited amount of preventative maint enance.
124 | Maintenance | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Sof tware upgrades The latest software for this unit will be available f or download fr om our web site; www .lowrance.com Detailed instructions for how to install the software will follow the upgrade files.
| 125 Maintenance | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Expor ting waypoints , routes and tr ails 1. Acc ess the Files utilit y 2. Ta p Wa ypoints, Routes and T rails database 3. Ta p Expor t 4. S elec t the d esired file format 5. Selec t des tination folder 6.
126 | Maintenance | Lo wrance HDS Gen2 T ouch Export region The example shows how to export waypoints, rout es and trails from a par ticular region. 1. Acc ess the Files utilit y 2. Ta p Wa ypoints, Routes and T rails database 3. Ta p Expor t region 4.
PB | | 127 Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch A AIS Dening dangerous vessels 98 F iltering targets 98 MMSI number 98 Selecting targets 96 T arget information 96 V e.
128 | | 129 Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch F ishing modes Reset shing mode 51 F uel F ind fuel 111 F uel used 111 Refueling 110 Calibration 111 V essel setup 11.
128 | | 129 Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Safety depth 31 Shading 29 Shallow water highligh ting 30 Synchronize 2D/3D chart 28 Networking Auto congur ation 99 .
130 | | 131 Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Restore defaults 94 Sea clutter 83 Sidelobe suppression 93 ST C cur ve 88 Symbology 85 T arget expansion 87 T arget trai.
130 | | 131 Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Index | Lowranc e HDS Gen2 T ouch Measuring distance 59 Networking 59 Noise Rejection 57 P alette 58 P ausing sonar 59 Pr eset range levels 57 Range 57 St.
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