HOOK Series Operation manual ENGLISH HOOK-4 HOOK-5 HOOK-7 HOOK-9 lowrance.
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Table of contents Introduction....................................... 6 Pages............................................... 14 Unit controls............................................. 6 Inserting microSD cards........................... 7 Steer page.............................................. 14 Sonar page............................................. 14 Downscan page ..................................... 15 Chart page.............................................. 15 Combo pages......................
DownScan operation...................... 28 Settings........................................... 48 Trackback .............................................. 28 DownScan menu.................................... 28 Ping speed............................................. 30 Downscan options.................................. 30 Settings menu........................................ 48 System................................................... 48 Alarms ...................................................
Introduction Unit controls Getting started LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level and turns unit on/off Turn unit on/off KEYPAD: controls cursor & selects items on menus PAGES: allows you to select a page to view MENU: opens settings, context and page menus ENTER: finalizes menu selections; save waypoint at cursor position MOB: press and hold both Zoom keys to create a Man Overboard waypoint ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom out microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save screen captures; or insert a
Inserting microSD cards Carefully slide the microSD card into the slot until it clicks into place. To remove, carefully push in the card until it clicks out of place.
Basic operation Setup wizard Selecting pages The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard. To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults. To select a page, press the keypad in the direction of the desired page and press ENTER. Page menus The Steer, Downscan, Sonar and Chart pages have menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displayed.
Combo pages Downscan page Two-panel page Downscan menu Three-panel page Press the PAGES key twice to switch active panels. The page menu for active page will be displayed when the MENU key is pressed. The active panel is denoted by an orange border.
Accessing menu items On/Off features The keypad and ENTER key are used to select menu items and open submenus. Use the keypad to highlight the desired item and press ENTER. Select an on/off menu item and press ENTER to turn it on/off. Dropdown menus Access the dropdown menu and press the keypad up/down to select the desired item and press ENTER. Working with menus NOTE: Press the MENU key to Exit menus.
Entering text Fishing modes Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or trail, will require you to input text. (Conventional sonar only) Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. To input text: 1. U se the keypad to select the desired character and press ENTER. 2. Repeat Step 1 for each character. 3. W hen entry is completed, highlight OK and press ENTER.
Cursor Fishing mode options General Use The keypad moves the cursor around the display, allowing you to scroll the map, select map items and review sonar history. 1000 ft or less Coastal Shallow Water 60 ft or less Shallow weedy bottoms Fresh Water 400 ft or less Inland/Near coastal Deep Water 1000 ft or more Offshore Slow Trolling 400 ft or less Inland/Coastal Fast Trolling Goto cursor 400 ft or less Inland/Coastal Used to navigate to the cursor.
Advanced mode Press the PWR/LIGHT key to access the Backlight dialog. Enables advanced features and settings.
Pages Surface Clutter Direction to cursor Current Track Your location Compass Bottom Navigation information Fish arches Range Scale Steer page Sonar page The Steer page has a compass that shows your current track, the direction to your destination, and a digital data navigation panel. Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit’s screen.
Depth contours Surface clutter Fish Structure Current location Cursor Current cursor location; distance to cursor Range scale Downscan page The Downscan page shows the water column moving from right to left. You can overlay downscan sonar on the conventional sonar page by selecting Downscan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu. Waypoint Zoom Range Chart page Consists of map that moves in real-time as you move. By default, the map is shown from a birdseye view with North at the top of the screen.
Combo pages This unit has four pre-configured combo pages. Customizing combo pages Chart/Sonar You can adjust the panel size of combo pages and control how the pages will be arranged on the screen: vertically (side) or horizontally (over). Chart/Downscan To make adjustments to combo page panels, select a combo page from the Pages carousel and press MENU. Sonar/Downscan NOTE: To adjust panel size, access the customize menu after selecting a combo page for display and select Panel size.
Overlay data Used to select data shown on the Sonar, Structure and Chart pages. To add overlay data: 1. F rom the Sonar, Chart or DownScan page, press MENU. 2. Select Overlay data and press ENTER. 3. Select Configure and press ENTER. Overlay data Show 4. Press MENU and select Add. Press ENTER. Enables/disables the display of overlay data, allowing you to remove overlay data from the screen without deleting the current overlay data configuration. 5. S elect a data category and press ENTER. 6.
Sonar operation of the selected transducer type. This results in better image quality, better target separation and greater depth penetration. This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional and Downscan. This unit supports High CHIRP, Medium CHIRP and Low CHIRP, depending on the transducer. CHIRP can be used with Lowrance conventional sonar transducers. • 50/200 kHz (Low/High CHIRP) • 83/200 kHz (Medium/High CHIRP) To use CHIRP, select the desired CHIRP frequency from the Frequency menu.
Trackback You can review your recent sonar history by moving the cursor to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse. Blue sonar history bar Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU and select Exit cursor mode. Used to record sonar logs Sonar Menu (Only active with Downscan overlay turned on) (Advanced Mode) Sonar menu Press MENU from any sonar page to access the Sonar menu.
New waypoint Sensitivity Places a waypoint at your current position or at the cursor position. From the new waypoint dialog, you can input a waypoint name, select an icon and input a desired latitude/longitude. Controls the level of detail shown on the display. Too much detail will clutter the screen. If Sensitivity is set too low, desired echoes may not be displayed. Colorline Helps distinguish fish or structure from the bottom by showing hard returns as light colors and soft returns as darker colors.
NOTE: You can make minor (+/-40%) changes to sensitivity with Auto Sensitivity turned on. You will have to turn it off to make significant adjustments. Custom range menu Range NOTE: When using a custom range, you may not receive any digital depth readings, or you may receive incorrect depth information. Selects the deepest range shown on the display. Range settings display the section of the water column from the water surface to the selected depth range.
Selects a custom single frequency from within High or Low frequency ranges to help reduce/eliminate interCustom medium ference from other CHIRP transducers Sonar frequencies 50 kHz Best depth penetration with lower resolution 83 kHz Wider cone angle provides more bottom coverage and easy lure tracking 200 kHz Highest sensitivity and best target separation in shallow water Low CHIRP Provides the best depth penetration with lower resolution images Medium CHIRP Better depth penetration than High CHIR
Sonar options Surface clarity Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface. Surface clutter Split zoom and Split flasher Switches the sonar display from full screen sonar to a split screen view. Noise rejection Split zoom Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then filters out undesired signals.
Amplitude scope Displays the amplitude of the most recent echo. Amplitude scope Fish ID Downscan options menu Displays fish echoes as fish symbols instead of fish arches. NOTE: The Downscan options menu will only be available when Downscan overlay is enabled. NOTE: Fish ID is not the most accurate method of fish detection since structure and suspended debris may be shown as a fish symbol on the display.
Sonar settings Logging sonar You can record sonar data and save the file on a microSD card inserted into the unit’s card reader. Controls the quality of sonar logs. Higher quality logs will use more memory. View previously saved sonar logs Conventional settings/Downscan settings You can adjust settings for both Conventional sonar and Downscan sonar modes from the Sonar Settings menu. Overlay data Allows you to select data to be displayed on top of the Sonar page.
Restricts unit’s digital depth search capability When the unit is in manual mode, you may not receive any depth readings, or you may receive incorrect depth information. Turns on/off Downscan overlay Fishing mode Enhances the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. For more information about fishing modes, refer to the Basic Operation section.
Installation Before setting keel offset, measure the distance from the transducer to the bottom of the motor - see illustration. If, for example, the distance is 1 foot, it will be input as (minus) –1 foot. Water speed calibration Calibrates a paddlewheel speed sensor with speed data from a GPS source. Installation menu Keel offset Temperature calibration All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom.
DownScan operation DownScan menu Press MENU from the DownScan page to view the DownScan menu. Features described in this section are for DownScan sonar. Refer to the Sonar operation section for information on conventional and CHIRP sonar. Trackback You can review your sonar history by pressing the keypad to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse and the sonar history bar appears at the bottom of the screen.
New waypoint Contrast Places a waypoint at your current position or at the cursor position. From the new waypoint menu, you can input a waypoint name, select an icon and input a desired latitude/longitude. Adjusts the brightness ratio between light and dark areas on the screen, making it easier to distinguish suspended objects from the background.
Custom range — Upper and Lower limits Frequency Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of a section of the water column. That allows you to view a section of the water column that does not include the water surface. Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. 800 kHz offers the best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth penetration. Ping speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water.
Noise rejection Split zoom Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then filters out undesired signals. Changes the display to a split zoom view. Color Allows you to select a color palette best suited to your fishing conditions. Surface clarity Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface. Surface clarity set to Low.
Stop sonar Overlay data Prevents the transducer from transmitting to reduce/eliminate interference between two sonar units running on the boat at the same time. Allows you to select data to be displayed on top of the DownScan page. Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. NOTE: Sonar history (Trackback) will not be recorded when sonar is stopped. Overlay data Settings Logging sonar Accesses the Settings menu. Refer to “Sonar settings” on page 25..
Chart operation Chart menu Chart menu Press MENU from any Chart pages to open the Chart menu. New waypoint Creates a waypoint at your current location or at the cursor position. When the cursor is on the screen, waypoints will be saved at the cursor position; conversely, if the cursor is not displayed onscreen, waypoints will be saved at your current position.
Waypoints, Routes, Trails Used to create, edit, navigate and delete waypoints, routes and trails. Press the keypad left/right to toggle between waypoint, routes and trails tabs. Waypoints menu Waypoints Screen Waypoints menu Edit Allows you to edit the name, icon and latitude/longitude. of a selected waypoint.
New Sort Creates a new waypoint at the cursor or vessel position. You can also select waypoint name, icon and latitude/longitude from the new waypoint menu. Controls how the waypoints list will be sorted — by name or by nearest. Routes screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete routes. Use the keypad to highlight the Routes tab to access the Routes screen. Show Displays the selected waypoint on the map. Goto Routes screen Allows you to navigate to a waypoint.
Inserts waypoint between existing route waypoints Leg Name field Adds waypoint to end of the route 5. Highlight Waypoint from list and press ENTER. Route waypoint Starts navigation menu 6. S elect the desired waypoint and press ENTER twice. to the selected route waypoint 7. Repeat point 6 to add more waypoints. To create a route from waypoint list: 2. Select New... and press ENTER. 8. W hen the route is complete, press MENU, select Stop Adding and press ENTER. 3.
Creating a route using points from chart: 1. S elect the desired route on the Route screen and press MENU. 1. R epeat Steps 1-4 from the instructions for Creating a route from waypoint list. 2. Select Start and press ENTER. 2. Select Point using chart and press ENTER. The chart page will appear. 3. Select Forward or Reverse and press ENTER. 3. M ove the cursor to the desired location. Press ENTER to set a waypoint. 4. R epeat Step 3 to add more route waypoints. 5.
To cancel navigation: To access the Edit or New Route menu, select Edit or New on the Routes menu and press ENTER. 1. Press MENU from the chart screen. To finalize changes on the Edit or New Route menus, press MENU, highlight Stop editing and press ENTER. Select Done and press ENTER. 2. Select Navigation and press ENTER. 3. Highlight Cancel and press ENTER. 4. Select Yes and press ENTER. Displayed Edit and New Route menus Used to edit/create routes, route names and to turn on/off the route display.
Trails screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete trails. Use the keypad to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails screen. Trails screen Trails menu Trails menu Creating trails When creating a trail you can customize the trail name and color from the New Trail. To create a trail: 1. Select New and press ENTER. The New Trail dialog will appear. 2. Select Save and press ENTER.
Edit and New Trail menus Navigating a trail Allows you to edit/create trails, select trails names, trail color, trail display and the trail being recorded. You can also convert a trail into a route from the Edit Trail menu. A trail must be saved as a route before it can be navigated. To save a trail as a route: 1. H ighlight the desired trail on the Trails screen and press ENTER. The Edit Trail menu will appear. 2. Highlight Create Route and press ENTER. The Edit Route menu will appear.
Overlay data The Record command allows you to record, stop recording or resume recording a desired trail. Allows you to select data (course over ground, etc) to be displayed on top of the Chart page. Delete and Delete All Delete is used to remove individual trails. Delete All removes all trails. Overlay data Orientation Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Allows you to select North Up or Course Over Ground (COG) as the map orientation. Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu.
Chart settings COG extension Controls map data used on the chart screen as well as display settings like grid lines, waypoints, routes and trails. A line extending from the front of the current position icon that estimates the time and distance to areas in front of you. Grid lines Displays base values for latitude and longitude, making it easier to get a general idea of your location on the latitude/longitude scale.
Waypoints, Routes and Trail displays Navigation settings From the Chart Settings menu, you can turn on/ off waypoint, route and trail display properties. Turning off display properties allows you to get a better view of the map, if the screen becomes cluttered with waypoints, routes and/or trails. (Advanced mode only) Controls Arrival Radius and Off Course distance settings and is used to turn on/off WAAS/MSAS/ EGNOS. Waypoints, Routes, Trails Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen.
Arrival radius Magnetic variation Sets the arrival radius threshold for the Arrival alarm. The arrival alarm will sound when your vessel comes within a selected distance (arrival radius) of the destination waypoint. Controls whether magnetic variation will be calculated using Automatic or Manual settings. Magnetic variation is the angle between magnetic north and true north. The automatic setting reconciles the variation for you.
AIS The marine Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a location and vessel information reporting system. It allows vessels equipped with AIS to automatically receive position, speed, course and vessel identity information from other AIS-equipped vessels. NOTE: Your unit must be set to Advanced mode to access NMEA 0183 settings (Requires optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) To select a Baud rate: 1. Access the settings menu.
Target symbols NOTE: If you receive heading data from an AIS vessel, the orientation of the vessel icon represents its heading. If heading data is not received, the orientation of the vessel icon represents its course over ground (COG). The unit uses the AIS target symbols shown below: Symbol Description Stationary AIS target Moving AIS target with (COG) course extension line The extension line always represents the target’s course over ground and is set to 10 minutes by default.
Viewing AIS target information When you place the cursor on an AIS icon, the MMSI number or vessel name (if available) will be displayed. You can view detailed information about a target by selecting the target and pressing ENTER. The AIS Vessel detail dialog will appear.
Settings System Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio and advanced mode. Settings menu Accesses installation and configuration settings for your unit. System menu Settings menu Displays software information (Advanced mode only) (Advanced mode only) Settings | HOOK series 48 Refer to “Advanced mode” on page 13.
Set language Trip calculator Selects the language used on menus and dialogs. Tracks trip time, speed and distance when you are moving faster than the selected threshold. Audio Adjusts volume and turns on/off unit audio, like key beeps, alarm sounds, etc. Advanced mode Enables features and settings only available with unit in Advanced Mode. Time Used to set local time, and time and date formats for your unit. Restore defaults Switches the unit back to default settings.
Saving screenshots Alarms You can save screenshots to a microSD card by inserting a microSD card into the card slot and pressing Power and then Zoom (+). Enables alarms and selects alarm thresholds. Arrival, Off Course and Anchor alarms are only available in Advanced mode. You must view files on a computer or other microSD compatible device. NOTE: You cannot save screenshots to internal memory, Navionics cards, or other mapping cards. Alarms menu About Displays software information about this unit.
NMEA 0183 Output (Requires optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) Alarms Arrival sounds alarm when you are within a selected distance of your destination (Advanced Mode only) Off Course sounds alarm when course exceeds a selected off-course threshold (Advanced Mode only) Anchor sounds alarm when vessel moves a selected distance (Advanced Mode only) Shallow sounds alarm when vessel enters water shallower than the selected shallow threshold Fish sounds alarm when a fish symbol (Fish ID) appears on t
HOOK -4 Sonar General Case size 6.6” H (168 mm) x 3.8” W (96 mm); 7.5” H (189 mm) with bracket Max depth 300 ft (91 m) 455/800 kHz 1000 ft (305 m) 83/200 kHz 2500 ft (762 m) 50/200 kHz Display (4.
HOOK -5 Sonar General Case size 5.4” H (136 mm) x 6.9” W (174 mm); 5.
HOOK-7 Sonar General Case size 5.3” H (234mm) x 9.2” W (136mm); 5.
HOOK-9 Sonar General Case size 6.16” H (157 mm) x 11.06” W (281 mm); 6.2” H (156.
Index A C About 50 Adjust menu 20 Advanced Mode 13 AIS 45 Filtering targets 46 Target symbols 46 Vessel detail dialog 47 Alarms 50 Amplitude Scope 24 Anchor alarm 51 Arrival alarm 51 Arrival Radius 44 Auto Sensitivity 20 Cancel navigation 38 Chart 42 Chart Data 42 Chart menu 42 Chart Page 15 CHIRP 18 COG Extension 42 Color 23, 31 Colorline 20 Contrast 29 Creating a route 35 Creating trails 39 Cursor 12 Custom Range 21, 30 B Bearings 44 Browse Files 49 Index | HOOK series Dialogs 10 Dropdown menus 10 D
M O S T Magnetic Variation 44 Man Overboard waypoint 6 Man Overboard waypoint 6 Manual Mode 26 Medium CHIRP 22 microSD cards 7 Mute Audio 49 Off Course alarm 51 Off Course Distance 44 On/Off features 10 Orientation 41 Overlay Data 17, 32, 41 Configure 17 Show 17 Temperature calibration 27 Text entry 11 Time 49 Trackback 28 Trail display 43 Trails Screen 39 Turn unit on/off 6 N Page menus 8 Page selection 8 Ping Speed 22 Saving Screenshots 50 Scrollbars 10 Sensitivity 20 Setup wizard 8 Shallow alarm
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