Lowrance Elite 5x Manuel utilisateur
Installation & Operation
manual
Elite 5X, Mark 5X, Mark 5X Pro & Elite 4X
Operation manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction...................................... 2
Basic Operation............................... 3
Setup wizard............................................3
Working with menus ................................4
Fishing Mode...........................................5
Cursor......................................................6
Advanced Mode ......................................6
Standby mode .........................................7
Restore defaults ......................................7
Pages................................................ 8
Sonar Page..............................................8
Split Frequency........................................8
Split Zoom ...............................................9
Overlay Data............................................9
Using your Sonar............................11
Trackback .............................................. 11
Sensitivity ..............................................12
Colorline/Grayscale ...............................12
Depth Range .........................................13
Frequency .............................................14
Ping Speed (Advanced Mode only).......14
Sonar Options........................................14
Settings .......................................... 17
System...................................................17
Sonar ....................................................19
Surface Clutter.......................................19
Installation .............................................20
Alarms ..................................................21
Index ............................................... 22
Specications ................................ 23
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Introduction
Getting Started
Turn unit on/off
To turn on/off the unit,
press and hold the LIGHT/
POWER key for three
seconds.
Adjusting
the backlight
This unit has 10 backlight
levels. Press the LIGHT/
POWER key to switch
backlight levels.
Muting Audio
Select Mute Audio from
the System menu and
press ENTER.
Unit Controls
LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight
level and turns 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: nalizes menu selections;
save waypoint at cursor position
ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom
out
Introduction
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Basic Operation
Setup wizard
The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is
turned on for the rst time. To choose your own
settings, do not run the setup wizard.
To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults.
Accessing Sonar menu
Accessing the Settings menu
Sonar Page Sonar menu
Pages
This unit has three pages: Sonar, Split Frequency
and Split Zoom.
Settings menu
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Basic Operation
On/Off features
Select an on/o menu item
and press ENTER to turn it
on/o.
Dropdown menus
After accessing the dropdown
menu, press the keypad up/
down to select the desired
item and press ENTER.
Accessing menu items
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.
Working with menus
There are several menu types used to make
adjustments to options and settings, including
scrollbars, on/o features and dropdown menus.
Scrollbars
Select the scrollbar and press the key-
pad left (decrease) or right (increase).
NOTE: Press the MENU key to Exit
menus.
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Basic Operation
To input text:
1. Use the keypad to select the desired
character and press ENTER.
2. Repeat Step 1 for each character.
3. When entry is completed, highlight OK
and press ENTER.
Fishing Mode
Fishing modes enhance
the performance of your
unit by providing preset
packages of sonar set-
tings geared to specic
shing conditions.
Dialogs
Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting in-
formation to the user.
Depending on the type of infor-
mation or entry, dierent meth-
ods are used to conrm, cancel or
close the dialog.
Entering text
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.
Switches
keyboard between
Alpha and
QWERTY layout
Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase
NOTE: Use Fresh Water mode when
shing in less than 100 feet of water;
otherwise your unit may not track bottom
properly.
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Basic Operation
Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features
and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• Colorline (manual control)
• Surface Clarity (manual control)
• Ping Rate (manual control)
• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth
and temperature options)
Fishing Mode Options
General
Use
Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping
speed
Shallow
Water Bottom brown/white background
Fresh
Water
Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping
speed
Deep
Water
Deep Blue; 50% ping speed; 50kHz is primary
transducer frequency
Slow
Trolling
Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping
speed
Fast
Trolling
Bottom brown/white background; slightly lower
chart speed
Clear
Water
Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping
speed
Brackish
Water
Bottom brown/blue background; higher ASP;
slightly lower chart speed
Cursor
The keypad moves the cursor on the display and
allows you to review Sonar history. Press MENU
and select Exit cursor mode to clear the cursor.
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Basic Operation
Standby mode
Lowers power consumption by turning o sonar
and the display.
Press the PWR/LIGHT key to ac-
cess the Backlight menu. Select
Standby and press ENTER.
Press any key to resume normal op-
eration.
Restore defaults
Resets unit options and settings to defaults.
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby mode
when your boat is not is use will run down
your battery.
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Pages
Sonar Page
Displays the water column moving from right to
left on your unit’s screen. On the right side of the
screen, the Amplitude Scope bar previews echoes
about to appear on the display.
Fish arches
Surface Clutter
Overlay Data
Cursor
Depth
Location and depth
Frequency
Range Scale
Amplitude Scope
Colorline
Split Frequency page
Split Frequency
Displays both transducer frequencies at the same
time. 83 kHz has a wider cone angle for greater wa-
ter coverage, while 200 kHz has the highest sensi-
tivity and best target discrimination in shallow wa-
ter. (Does not apply to the Mark 5X.)
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