HDS5 Front Unit Issues

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rhurley31
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HDS5 Front Unit Issues

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I've got to HDS5 networked, one with lake insight (console unit) and one without. I've got two issues with the front unit. The first is that when I pull up the trolling motor and then put it back down on my next stop, It often takes a couple of minutes before it starts registering the correct information. Until then, it's almost a freeze frame of when it was taken out of the water.

My second issue, is that the water temp does not display. These are networked, so I would think if it was not getting the temp from it's own transducer, it would be able to pick up the temp from the console unit.
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Re: HDS5 Front Unit Issues

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There are some things you can do to set up your HDS units to perform optimally.

First, with the unit on, hit menu twice, go to Soar and hit enter. In this menu that comes up there are two things you will need to set, Fishing Mode and at the bottom, Installation.

Go down to Fishing Mode and hit enter. General use is the default setting dictates that the sonar will search from 0 to 2000 feet of dense water, like salt water. If you are a fresh water fisherman, choose either Fresh Water or Shallow Water. Fresh water will search from 0 to 400 feet, like trolling deep for kokanee. Shallow water is the most common setting for typical bass fishing, it searches from 0 to 100 feet. Choose the one that is right for you and hit enter.

Now go down to Installation and hit enter. Look at the bottom of this menu and look for Transducer Type. It will say "unknown" from the factory. Use the arrow keys to move the blue box down to Transducer Type and hit enter. The list of transducers that Lowrance makes comes up. Now look at the transducer cable that is plugged into the back of the unit. Find the chrome tag and locate the model number of the transducer you are using for that unit. Find that model number on the list, arrow down to it and hit enter. Be sure to hit Save.

Next hit Pages and go to the Sonar screen. When in the Sonar screen hit menu once and go down to Ping Speed. Use the arrow keys to change the default setting of 15 up to 18. This will help the Broadband Sonar show the bottom and suspended objects better.

When you are going to pull up the trolling motor and move to a new spot, hit the power key once and hit enter. This will put the unit in Standby mode. The unit will remember the last known depth and it is likely that when you go to a new spot to fish the depth will be similar so when you put the trolling motor back into the water hit the power key once and hit exit. The unit should pick up the bottom right away and hold the bottom more consistently after putting in the settings above.

As for the temperature not displaying, do you have the overlay data temp displayed? If so and it's not working, please let me know which transducer you have plugged into the front unit so we can be sure it has a temp sensor in it.
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rhurley31
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Re: HDS5 Front Unit Issues

Post by rhurley31 »

Thanks Ken. I will make these changes and let you know my results.
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