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  • Page 1 Mark-4 HDI & Elite-4 HDI Installation & Operation Operation manual manual...
  • Page 2 2 devices of the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) standard 2008 The relevant Declaration of Conformity information is available on the this unit’s product page at www.lowrance.com. WARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Pages ..........11 Introduction ........3 Steer Page..........11 Unit Controls ..........3 Sonar Page..........11 Basic Operation ....... 5 DownScan page ........12 Setup wizard ..........5 Chart Page ..........12 Pages ............5 Combo pages ........13 Selecting Pages........
  • Page 4 Sensitivity ..........23 Chart Settings ........40 Colorline ..........23 Navigation Settings ........41 Range ............ 23 AIS........... 43 Frequency ..........24 AIS Setup ..........43 Ping Speed ..........24 Target symbols ........44 Fish ID ..........26 Viewing AIS target information ....45 DownScan options.........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    introduction unit Controls Getting Started LiGht/Power: controls backlight level To turn on/off the unit, press and hold Turn unit and turns unit on/off the LiGht/Power key for three on/off seconds. KeYPAD: controls cursor & selects items on menus Press the zoom in and zoom out keys at the same time to set a Man PAGeS: allows you to select a page to view Overboard waypoint.
  • Page 6 Conventional sonar and DownScan inserting microSD cards This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional Carefully slide the microSD card into the slot until it clicks into place. and DownScan. To remove, carefully push in the card until it clicks out of place.

  • Page 7: Basic Operation

    Basic Operation Setup wizard The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first time. To choose your own Selecting Pages 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 8: Accessing The Settings Menu

    Combo pages DownScan menu DownScan page Three-panel page Two-panel page Press the PagES key twice to switch active panels. The page menu for the active page will be displayed when the MEnu key is pressed. accessing the Settings menu Sonar page Sonar menu Chart menu Chart page...

  • Page 9: Working With Menus

    accessing menu items On/Off features Select an on/off menu item and The keypad and EntEr key are used to select press EntEr to turn it on/off. menu items and open submenus. Use the keypad to highlight the desired item and press EntEr. Dropdown menus Access dropdown...

  • Page 10: Fishing Modes

    Entering text Fishing Modes Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or (Conventional sonar only) trail, will require you to input text. Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings To input text: geared to specific fishing conditions.

  • Page 11: Cursor

    Cursor Fishing Mode Options The keypad moves the cursor around the display, General Use 1000ft or less Coastal allowing you to scroll the map, select map items Shallow Shallow weedy and review sonar history. 60ft or less Water bottoms Press MEnu and select Return to vessel or Exit Fresh Water 400ft or less Inland/Near coastal...

  • Page 12: Advanced Mode

    advanced Mode Standby mode Enables advanced features and settings. Lowers power consumption by turning off sonar and the display. The following features are enabled when Advanced mode is turned on: 1. Press the PWr/Light access • Navigation (Enables arrival radius, off- Backlight dialog.

  • Page 13: Steer Page

    Pages Surface Fish arches Clutter Course over ground Compass Direction to destination Current vessel location Bottom Navigation countour information Range Scale Steer Page Sonar Page The Steer page has a compass that shows your Displays the water column moving from right to current track, the direction to your destination, and left on your unit’s screen.

  • Page 14: Downscan Page

    Current Baitfish Surface clutter vessel Cursor location Waypoint Structure Current location and Range scale Zoom DownScan page distance/bearing to cursor Range The DownScan page shows the water column Chart Page moving from right to left. You can overlay DownScan sonar on the conventional sonar page Consists of a map that moves in real-time as you by selecting DownScan Overlay on the Sonar move.

  • Page 15: Combo Pages

    Combo pages This unit has four pre-configured combo pages. Customizing combo pages You can control how the pages will be arranged on the screen: vertically (side) or horizontally Chart/Sonar Chart/DownScan (over). Sonar/DownScan Chart/Sonar/DownScan NOTE: Press the PagES key twice to switch active panels.

  • Page 16: Overlay Data

    Overlay Data Used to select data shown on the Sonar, DownScan and Chart pages. Overlay data To add overlay data: 1. From the Sonar, Chart or DownScan page, press MENu. 2. Select Overlay data and press ENTEr. Show 3. Select Configure and press ENTEr. Enables/disables the display of 4.
  • Page 17 Customizing Overlay Data You can add/remove data and adjust the size and position of overlay data on the screen. 1. Press MENu and select Overlay data. 2. Select Configure and press ENTEr. 3. Highlight the desired overlay data and press MENu. 4.

  • Page 18: Downscan Operation

    DownScan Operation Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press Menu and select Exit cursor mode. This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional DownScan menu and DownScan. Press Menu from the DownScan page to view the The features described in this section are for DownScan menu.
  • Page 19 New Waypoint Contrast Places a waypoint at your current position or at the Adjusts the brightness ratio between light and dark cursor position. From the new waypoint menu, you areas on the screen, making it easier to distinguish can input a waypoint name, select an icon and suspended objects from the background.

  • Page 20: Ping Speed

    view a section of the water column that does not NOTE: You can make limited adjustments include the water surface. to the contrast level with Auto Contrast Upper and lower limits must be at least 5 ft (2m) turned on. You will have to turn it off to apart.

  • Page 21: Downscan Options

    DownScan options Surface Clarity Surface Clarity DownScan options set to Low set to High Split Zoom Changes the display to a split zoom view. You can select a 2X or 4X zoom level. Press the +/- keys to Noise Rejection zoom in/ zoom out.
  • Page 22 Stop Sonar Overlay Data Stops sonar transmission and pauses the sonar Allows you to select data to be chart, allowing you to get a better look at displayed on top of the Down- suspended targets and structure. Scan page. Overlay data setup is covered Overlay data nOTe: Sonar history (Trackback) will in the “Pages”...

  • Page 23: Sonar Operation

    Sonar Operation Blue sonar history bar This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional and DownScan. Trackback You can review your recent sonar history by mov- ing the cursor to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse. Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press Menu and select Exit cursor mode.
  • Page 24 New Waypoint Shown with DownScan overlay enabled 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. (active only with DownScan overlay Used to record enabled)

  • Page 25: Sensitivity

    Sensitivity NOTE: You can make changes (+/-40%) Controls the level of detail shown on the display. to sensitivity with Auto Sensitivity turned Too much detail will clutter the screen. If Sensitivity on. You will have to turn it off to make is set too low, desired echoes may not be displayed.

  • Page 26: Frequency

    Ping Speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can help reduce interference from other transducers. When using fishing modes, ping speed settings are Custom range menu optimized for the selected fishing conditions, so in most cases, adjustments are not necessary.

  • Page 27: Sonar Options

    Sonar Options Surface Clarity Surface Clarity reduces sur- face 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 Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the ef- Split Flasher...

  • Page 28: Fish Id

    Amplitude Scope Amplitude Displays the amplitude of the scope most recent echo. Fish ID DownScan options menu Displays fish echoes as fish symbols instead of fish arches. Fish ID is not the most accurate nOTe: The DownScan options menu method of fish detection since will only be available when DownScan structure and suspended debris overlay is enabled.

  • Page 29: Sonar Settings

    Sonar Settings Logging Sonar You can record sonar data and save the file on a microSD card inserted into the unit’s card reader. View previously saved sonar logs Conventional settings/DownScan Settings You can adjust settings for both Conventional so- nar and DownScan sonar modes from the Sonar Overlay Data Settings menu.

  • Page 30: Fishing Mode

    Restricts When the unit is in manual mode, you may not unit’s digital receive any depth readings, or you may receive depth search incorrect depth information. capability Turns on/off DownScan overlay Fishing Mode Enhances the performance of Sonar Settings Menu your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions.
  • Page 31 Installation Water speed calibration Calibrates a paddlewheel speed sensor with speed Keel Offset data from a GPS source. transducers measure water depth from transducer to the bottom. Temperature calibration As a result, water depth Calibrates data from the transducer temperature readings do not account sensor with data from a known temperature source for the distance from the...

  • Page 32: Chart Operation

    Chart Operation Chart menu New Waypoint Chart Menu Creates a waypoint at your current location or at the Press Menu from the Chart page to open the Chart cursor position. When the cursor is on the screen, menu. Press enter to launch the New waypoint waypoints will be saved at the cursor position.

  • Page 33: Waypoints, Routes, Trails

    3. To measure from the cursor position to Find a new location, press enter and move Used to find tides and/or the cursor to a new location. currents on the screen when 4. To stop measuring, press Menu and the screen is cluttered with select Stop measuring.
  • Page 34 Creates a new waypoint at the cursor or vessel position. You can also select waypoint name, icon and latitude/longitude from the new waypoint dialog. Show Displays the selected waypoint on the map. Waypoints menu Goto Allows you to navigate to a waypoint. Edit Delete and Delete All Allows you to edit the name,...

  • Page 35: Routes Screen

    Inserts waypoint between Sort existing route waypoints Controls how the waypoints list will be sorted — by name or by nearest. Adds waypoint to end of the route routes Screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete routes. Use the keypad to highlight the Routes tab to ac- cess the Routes screen.
  • Page 36 7. Press Menu and select Add to end to Leg Name field add another waypoint to the route. 8. Repeat Steps 5-7 until the route is complete, press Menu, select Stop Editing and press enter. 9. Select Save and press enter. Creating a route using points from chart: 1.
  • Page 37 3. Select Forward or Reverse and press enter. 4. Press Menu and select Return to Chart. Press enter. To cancel navigation: 1. Press Menu from the chart screen. 2. Select Navigation and press enter. 3. Highlight Cancel and press enter. 4.
  • Page 38 To finalize changes on the “Edit” or “New Route” Edit and New Route dialogs dialogs, highlight the Done button and press Used to edit/create routes, route names and to turn enter. on/off the route display. Displayed Displays/hides You can use the Displayed feature to declutter the route on the map screen when multiple routes are visible on the map To edit/create a route, use the...

  • Page 39: Trails Screen

    trails Screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete trails. Use the keypad to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails screen. Trails menu Trails menu Trails screen To create a trail: Creating trails 1. Select New and press enter. The When creating a trail you can customize the trail New Trail dialog will appear.
  • Page 40 Edit and New Trail dialogs Navigating a trail Allows you to edit/create trails, select trails names, A trail must be saved as a route before it can be trail color, trail display and the trail being recorded. navigated. You can also convert a trail into a route from the To save a trail as a route: Edit Trails dialog.

  • Page 41: Orientation

    Overlay Data The Record command allows you to record or resume recording a trail. Allows you to select data 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.

  • Page 42: Chart Settings

    Chart Settings menu on the latitude/longitude scale. Chart Data Selects map data that will be used on the Chart display (Lowrance or Navionics regional map). Go to Navionics.com to see a full selection of available charts. Chart Operation | Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI...

  • Page 43: Navigation Settings

    navigation Settings Waypoints, Routes and Trail displays (Advanced mode only) From the Chart Settings menu, you can turn on/ off waypoint, route and trail display properties. Controls Arrival Radius and Off Course distance Turning off display properties allows you to get settings and is used to turn on/off WAAS/MSAS/ a better view of the map, if the screen becomes EGNOS.

  • Page 44: Arrival Radius

    Arrival Radius Magnetic Variation Sets the arrival radius threshold for the Arrival Controls whether magnetic variation will be calcu- alarm. The arrival alarm will sound when your ves- lated using Automatic or Manual settings. Magnet- sel comes within a selected distance (arrival radius) ic variation is the angle between magnetic north of the destination waypoint.

  • Page 45: Ais

    AIS Setup Before using AIS, your unit must be set to the same Baud rate as your AIS device. The marine Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a location and vessel information reporting system. It allows vessels equipped with AIS to automatically NOTE: Your unit must be set to Advanced receive position, speed, course and vessel identity mode to access NMEA 0183 settings.

  • Page 46: Target Symbols

    Target symbols NOTE: If you receive heading data from The unit uses the AIS target symbols shown below: an AIS vessel, the orientation of the vessel Symbol Description icon represents its heading. If heading data is not received, the orientation of Stationary AIS target the vessel icon represents its course over ground (COG).

  • Page 47: Viewing Ais Target Information

    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.

  • Page 48: Settings

    Settings System Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio Settings menu and advanced mode. Accesses installation and configuration settings for your unit. Enables advanced features and settings Settings System menu menu (Advanced mode Displays software only) information (Advanced mode only) Settings | Mark-4 &...
  • Page 49 Set Language Time Selects the language used on Used to set local time, and time and date formats menus and text boxes. for your unit. Audio Trip Calculator Adjusts volume and turns on/off unit audio, like Tracks trip time, speed and distance key beeps, alarm sounds, etc.

  • Page 50: Saving Screenshots

    Fish ID symbol accessing the About screen. appears on display Lowrance periodically updates unit software to add features and improve functionality. To see the latest available software version go to www. lowrance.com.
  • Page 51 NMEA 0183 Output (Advanced mode only) Alarms You can select the NMEA 0183 sentences the unit sounds alarm when you are within a selected Arrival distance of your destination (Advanced will use when connected to a VHF radio or other Mode only) NMEA 0183 device.

  • Page 52: Specifications

    Sonar Mark-4 & Elite-4 HDI 300 ft (91 m) 455/800khz General Max depth 750 ft (229 m) 83/200kHz 6.6” H (168 mm) x 3.6” W (96 mm); Case Size 2000 ft (610 m) 50/200kHz 7.5” H (189 mm) with bracket Transducer 455/800kHz and 83/200kHz or Elite-4: (4.3”...

  • Page 53: Index

    Index DownScan menu 16 Grid Lines 40 Dropdown menus 7 About 48 Cancel navigation 35 Adjust menu 22 Chart 40 Ice Mode 26 Advanced Mode 10 Chart Data 40 Editing waypoints 32 Installation menu 29 AIS 43 Chart menu 40 Filtering targets 44 Chart Page 12 Target symbols 44...
  • Page 54 Split Zoom 25 Standby mode 10 Navigating a route 34 Range 18 WAAS/MSAS/EGNOS Steer Page 11 Navigating a trail 38 Reset Fishing Mode 28 Stop Sonar 20, 26 Navigation 41 Reset water distance Waypoint display 41 Surface Clarity 19, 25 Navigation menu 41 Waypoints, Routes, System settings 46...
  • Page 55 Databases Limited Warranty Navico Databases License Agreement “We”, “our”, or “us” refers to Navico, the manufacturer of this product. “You” or “your” THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES refers to the first person who purchases the product as a consumer item for personal, family, or THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD household use.

  • Page 56: Contact Information

    Contact information Customer Service: 1-800-628-4487 (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F) (Canada) 1-855-361-1564 canada@navico.com (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, M-F) Ordering Accessories http://store.navico.com/ Visit our website www.lowrance.com...
  • Page 57 Visit our website: www.lowrance.com *988-10576-001*...

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