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HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual ENGLISH lowrance.com...
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The warranty card is supplied as a separate document. In case of any queries, refer to the brand web site of your display or system: www.lowrance.com Declarations and conformance This equipment is intended for use in international waters as well as inland waters and coastal sea areas administered by...
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Compliance Statements Lowrance HDS-7, HDS-9, and HDS-12 Gen2 Touch: • meet the technical standards in accordance with Part 15.103 of the FCC rules • comply with CE under RTTE directive 1999/5/EC • comply with the requirements of level 2 devices of the...
About this manual This manual is a reference guide for installing the Lowrance HDS-7, HDS-9, and HDS-12 Gen2 Touch system. The manual does not cover basic background information about how equipment such as radars, echo sounders and AIS work. Such information is available from our web site: http://www.lowrance.com/Support/Library/...
Power should be supplied at around 12V, but due to the variable nature of boat power systems, the displays are designed to operate on 10.8 V - 17 V. HDS Gen2 Touch overview | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
StructureScan - connects to LSS-2 HD Transducer Power - also video for HDS-9 & 12, with optional adaptor Ethernet - two ports on HDS-9 & 12, one on 7 NMEA 2000 HDS Gen2 Touch overview | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
The card reader door should always be shut immediately after inserting or removing a card, in order to prevent possible water ingress. ¼ Note: The HDS-9 and 12 Displays have two card readers, the HDS-7 has one. HDS Gen2 Touch overview | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
Power cable Sun cover Fasteners - #6 x 1.5” (4x) Mounting bracket Parts Included, dependent on model 83/200 KHz transducer LSS-2 HD transducer 50/200 KHz transducer DVD - manuals 10 | Check the contents | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
The display should be mounted so that the operator can easily use the controls and clearly see the display screen. Be sure to leave a direct path for all of the cables. Lowrance displays are high-contrast and anti-reflective, and are viewable in direct sunlight, but for best results install the display out of direct sunlight.
Mount the display to the bracket using the knobs. Hand tighten only. The ratchet teeth in the bracket and display case ensure a positive grip and prevent the unit changing from the desired angle. 12 | Display Installation | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
Attach transducer to transom, using supplied stainless steel fasteners. Drill a 25mm (1”) hole above the waterline, large enough to pass the plug through. | 15 Display Installation | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
If the transducer is too high it may be seeing cavitation caused by the trailing edge of the transom. 16 | Display Installation | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
Be sure that the voltage of the power supply is compatible with the HDS Gen2 Touch display Warning: The HDS Gen2 Touch has a voltage rating of 12 V DC, it is not suited for use with 24V DC systems. Warning:...
Power connection HDS Gen2 Touch displays are designed to be powered by a 12 V DC system. They are protected against reverse polarity, under voltage and over voltage. The plug of the supplied power cable has two discrete cables exiting from it.
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The following demonstrates the power connections for a small system. HDS Displays HDS power cable Broadband radar interface SonicHub 12 V DC negative (-) 12 V DC postive (+) Accessory wake up line Vessel’s 12 V DC supply | 19 Wiring | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
Transducer connection All Combo HDS Gen2 Touch displays have internal Broadband and StructureScan sonar (chart only units require an external module for sonar). Navico transducers fitted with the 7 pin blue connector can be plugged directly into the corresponding blue socket labeled ‘Sonar’...
5 ethernet ports. See page 31 for cable options. ¼ Note: When designing a system, take in to account the ports ‘lost’ when used for linking multiple NEP-2 modules together. | 21 Wiring | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
NMEA 2000 device connection All HDS Gen2 Touch models are equiped with a NMEA 2000 port, which allows the receiving and sharing of a multitude of data from various sources. Essential network information • A NMEA 2000 network consists of a linear “backbone” from which “drop cables”...
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12 V DC GPS antenna HDS Display Broadband radar interface SonicHub ‘Drop’ cables (should not exceed 6m (20’) each) Power cable Micro-C T junctions Backbone Micro-C terminator (one male, one female) | 23 Wiring | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
Transmit: A (yellow), B (blue) Receive: A (orange), B (green) ground (shield) ¼ Note: The majority of NMEA 0183 devices communicate at 4,800 baud. AIS is a common exception, and normally transmits at 38,400 baud. 24 | Wiring | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
Connecting video sources 12 V DC Video input adaptor cable RCA plug 12 V camera (3rd party) HDS power/data cable ¼ Note: Only connect NTSC and PAL video sources | 25 Wiring | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
Enter a negative value, e.g. B) For Depth Below Transducer: no offset required. C) For Depth Below Surface (waterline): Set the distance from transducer to the surface: Enter a positive value., e.g. 26 | Software setup | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
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Transducer type is used for selecting the transducer model that came with your unit. In some transducers with built-in temperature sensors, the temperature reading may be inaccurate if the wrong transducer is selected from the transducer type menu. | 27 Software setup | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
Lowrance web site; www.lowrance.com An SD card and SD reader/writer are required for this. Detailed instructions for how to install the software are provided on the update web page. 28 | Software setup | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
54 mm (2.13") 287 mm (11.30") 60.5 mm (2.38") HDS 12 Gen2 Touch 30.3 mm (1.19") 328.1 mm (12.92") 60.9 mm (2.4") 351.0 mm (13.82") 62 mm (2.44") 82.8 mm (3.26") | 29 Dimensional drawings | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
129540 GNSS Sats In View 129794 AIS Class A Static and Voyage Related Data 129801 AIS Addressed Safety Related Message 129802 AIS Safety Related Broadcast Message 129808 DSC Call Information | 33 Supported data | HDS Gen2 Touch Installation Manual...
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