Lowrance help

Stephen Wilson · #1 16-07-2010, 06:35 AM

Ok as some of you guys know i am a Lowrance pro team angler and have used Lowrance products for over 25 years. I also come from a technical background. So i got to thinking that there would be a lot of people out there that could do with some advice,tips, New products and help in setting up and problems with lowrance products. If i can't help straight away i can find out and get back ASAP. So lets get this started.

New Products
Sonic Hub

Sonic Hub
This is a nifty marine audio server that hooks up to your
Lowrance HDS or Simrad NSE unit and allows you to play an iPod, iPhone
or MP3 music files on an USB stick, AM/FM radio and control everything
via your HDS. So you can choose the songs you want to hear, change the
volume control etc all through the HDS display. The unit is a black
box that you can store underneath the dash, then there's the hub which
can either be mounted on your dash where the iPod sits and also comes
with 2 x Speakers. It all hooks up to the HDS unit via NMEA 2000. More
information can be found here: http://www.lowrance.com/en/SonicHub/

I had a good look and play with this at the Australian Release at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show and it was impressive.
when it comes out around September it will be priced at $599 retail
The good thing is it will work on the HDS 5 and up.

Tip1
For those that have a HDS unit
Some of you may not know how to take a screenshot of your HDS screen.
It's pretty easy once you know how:

1. Select 'Screen Capture' from the System menu and press enter.

2. Press the LIGHT/Power key to capture the current screen. Repeat
this step to take additional screen captures.

Then, to save screen captures a SD card:

1. Select Files from the Utilities list on the Pages menu. Press
Enter.

2. Highlight My Files and press the keypad to the right. Select
screenshots and press the keypad to the right.

3. Select the desired screenshot. Press menu. The screenshot menu
will appear.

4. Select Copy and press enter. The Copy File menu will appear.

5. Your SD card will be listed on the screen. Select your SD card
and press enter. You will be taken back to the list of screenshots.
Repeat Steps 3-5 to copy more screenshots.

Here is the latest update for HDS

Lowrance HDS 3.0 Software

There is a new HDS Software update available. This new software
provides your units with the following:

* Radar functionality enhancements for BR24 and HD Digital
Radars

* Monitoring of DSS(r) manufactured omni-BUS load controllers

* Navionics charting improvements

* Fuel Pricing (US Only)

* Miscellaneous software improvements

* Miscellaneous bug fixes

You can download this software from
http://www.lowrance.com/Downloads/Pr...tration-files/

For those of you that are into facebook Lowrance have started a page if you are keen get on and have a look
Lowrance Facebook Site

For those of you that have Facebook accounts, we have launched a good
Lowrance Facebook page -www.facebook.com/Lowrance. Take a look and
become a Fan if you want to. It's becoming more and more popular and is
an excellent site to post great screenshots, tournament wins, ask for
advice etc.
so there you have it lets get this post going

bender · #2 16-07-2010, 06:44 AM

My sidescan is a pair of goggles and a snorkel but i just enjoyed reading that...i can just see it now.....APPEARING RIGHT NOW ON BREAM MASTER ...shaun clancy and stephen wilson......In SOUNDER OPERATING WARS.........but seriously...a good read and very imformative...

Stephen Wilson · #3 16-07-2010, 06:52 AM

no worries bender just decided to up the anti a bit.
should be good for everyone ....even Clancy might learn something.
lol

yellow door 1 · #4 16-07-2010, 06:55 AM

Hi Stephen

Alright - before I can take anything you say seriously

What are the fish pictured below
Approximately how long are they
Are they actively feeding
How fast were we traveling when the snap shot was taken
What is the big hump to the left of frame
Whats all that Green Yellow and Red stuff at the top of screen
and why is there green stuff in the depressions at the bottom of the screen.

These could be trick questions that I already know the answer to - but there is a very good chance I have no Idea

bender · #5 16-07-2010, 07:07 AM

jeez Yellowdoor...you forgot to ask what colour undies you were wearing when you drove over that area...

and those arch's are a massive school of fornicating dugongs...

walloper · #6 16-07-2010, 07:36 AM

Look at what my Lowrance sounded up earlier this week Stephen, MY NAME!

It gives new meaning when it comes to reading the sounder.

yellow door 1 · #7 16-07-2010, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bender

jeez Yellowdoor...you forgot to ask what colour undies you were wearing when you drove over that area...

Dead men tell no tales.....
And Killers go Commando

Mandurah Marine · #8 16-07-2010, 09:33 PM

[QUOTE=Stephen Wilson;306356]For those that have a HDS unit
Some of you may not know how to take a screenshot of your HDS screen.
It's pretty easy once you know how:

1. Select 'Screen Capture' from the System menu and press enter.

2. Press the LIGHT/Power key to capture the current screen. Repeat
this step to take additional screen captures.

Then, to save screen captures a SD card:

1. Select Files from the Utilities list on the Pages menu. Press
Enter.

2. Highlight My Files and press the keypad to the right. Select
screenshots and press the keypad to the right.

3. Select the desired screenshot. Press menu. The screenshot menu
will appear.

4. Select Copy and press enter. The Copy File menu will appear.

5. Your SD card will be listed on the screen. Select your SD card
and press enter. You will be taken back to the list of screenshots.
Repeat Steps 3-5 to copy more screenshots.

I know what Clancy would say -

"But with a Humminbird you just have to press one button and it's done"

Stephen Wilson · #9 16-07-2010, 09:51 PM

Mandurah Marine so you can do that all with one button press????

Mandurah Marine · #10 16-07-2010, 11:20 PM

Yep. Goes straight to SD card. Also shows a waypoint on the GPS screen with a little camera icon. A little window opens to show you the screen shot when you hover the cursor over it as well.

Stephen Wilson · #11 18-07-2010, 04:44 AM

yeah right ................
Moving right along
as this is a Help Lowrance post can we keep the This brand is better than that debate some where else
this post is not about that.
thanks

Powerbream · #12 18-07-2010, 05:17 AM

Stephen, I have a HDS5 and a HDS8 networked via NMEA2000. Can I add a ethernet cable directly between the two units to make use of waypoint sync and backlight sync while still using nmea for my Yamaha interface and temp probes?

Justin Boyle · #13 18-07-2010, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen Wilson

yeah right ................
Moving right along
as this is a Help Lowrance post can we keep the This brand is better than that debate some where else
this post is not about that.
thanks

Ditto

Mandurah Marine · #14 18-07-2010, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stephen Wilson

yeah right ................
Moving right along
as this is a Help Lowrance post can we keep the This brand is better than that debate some where else
this post is not about that.
thanks

Like the posts before, including one of your own, I was just having a little fun (and I answered your question) - no this brand versus that from me.
By the way I think what you are doing is brilliant for the people on BM.

Oh well, best I leave the fun to Bender and Yellow Door. . . . .

Mooza81 · #15 18-10-2010, 06:43 AM

So. As far as i can tell the HDS series sounders will let me view a full set of diagnostics for my new Yamaha f60. Is this correct? Also can I show the figures in an overlay over the charts or sounder? I mainly want to monitor temps and pressures an dont need a fancy gauge for that. What else do I need to purchase apart from the unit ant the Lowrance t cable with the yamaha to NMEA 2000 network fitting.