Operation Manual
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Specications
Specications: HDS-5/5m & HDS-7/7m
General
Case Size:
• HDS-5: 5.8” H x 7.3” W x 4” D (14.6 x 18.4 x
10.2 cm), 2.30 lbs
• HDS-7: 6.4” H x 8.8” W x 3.5” D (16.3 x 22.4
x 8.8 cm), 3.10 lbs
Display:
• HDS-5: 5.0” (12.7 cm) diagonal high contrast
16-bit color TFT, 480 x 480 pixel resolution
• HDS-7: 6.4” (16.3 cm) diagonal high contrast
16-bit color TFT, 640 x 480 pixel resolution
Backlighting:
• HDS-5: Florescent (CCFL) backlit screen,
LED keypad backlight
• HDS-7: LED backlit screen and keypad
Supply voltage: 10 to 18 volts DC
Supply current:
• HDS-5: 0.7A at 13VDC with backlight on,
0.4A with backlight off
• HDS-7: 0.8A at 13VDC with backlight on,
0.4A with backlight off
Operating temperature: -15°C to 55°C (5°F
to 130°F)
MMC slots: One with waterproof door.
Reads SD and MMC
Audible alarms: Local and networked
alarms available for included and optional
components, including sonar, GPS/
navigation, battery voltage, weather, engine/
transmission, tank level, AIS and DSC.
Communications: NMEA 0183 input and
output up to 38,400 baud, NMEA 2000,
Navico Ethernet
Standards compliance:
• Waterproong: IPX7 with card door closed
• EMC: IC RSS-310; FCC Part 15 Class B;
IEC60945
Compliance:
The Lowrance HDS complies with the follow-
ing regulations:
• CE compliant under R&TTE directive.
• C - Tick compliant under Radiocommunica-
tions act 1992.
• CCS Type approval.
HDS also meets the technical standards in
accordance with Part 15.103 of the FCC
rules. For more information please refer to our
website: www.lowrance.com.
Sonar
Frequency: 50/200 kHz or 83/200 kHz
Power output: 250W Peak to Peak (31W
RMS) actual, 30,000W Peak to Peak analog
equivalent
Depth capability: 5,000 ft dependent on
transducer conguration and installation, bot-
tom composition and water conditions
Built-in sonar recording capacity: 10min to
2hrs internal memory depending on depth
range and ping speed
Surface water temperature: Available built
into transducer or via external network
Paddlewheel speed log: Available with op-
tional speed sensor
Audible alarms: Shallow, Deep, Tempera-
ture change
GPS
Receiver/antenna:
• Built in 16 parallel channel internal antenna
• External antennas supported via NMEA
0183 and NMEA 2000
Satellite DGPS: WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS
supported
Compass Safe Distance: 20cm (8 inches)
Charting: Contains built-in Lowrance or
Navionics basemap; Navionics Gold,
Platinum, and Platinum Plus supported via
SD/MMC card
Position updates: 1 second with internal
antenna
Chart scale: 50ft (20m) to 2,500 nautical
miles (3,000 miles)
Built-in GPS recording capacity: 32MB
internal memory capacity for up to 5,000
user-denable waypoints, 10 tracks, and 200
routes
Audible alarms: Arrival, off-course, anchor