HDS High Definition System

The Most Revolutionary Finders
Since The Little Green Box

HDS Highest-Definition Broadband Fishfinding

Incredible and award-winning, exclusive Broadband Sounder digital technologies is now inside all HDS sonar models for the best Lowrance fishfinding ever! As the vital link between the transducer and your HDS display, Broadband is proven to find more fish with greater sensitivity, higher definition and more display clarity with superior target separation in all cover, in thermoclines and in all water conditions.

Less Noise, More Targets

With Lowrance Broadband digital signal processing software, noise goes way down and sensitivity goes way up. The result: Ultimate target discrimination with incredible high-definition separation of those distinctive Lowrance “fish arch” targets from structure and other fish!

Crystal-Clear Clarity

With advanced digital filtering, Broadband vastly improves at-a-glance display clarity, sharpens bottom images and paints a much cleaner picture of targets that others will miss or show poorly.

Greater Shallow-Water Coverage

To cover even more water, Broadband automatically adds 83 kHz operation to a Lowrance 200 kHz single-frequency transducer. At 83 kHz, you get full 120-degrees of wide-angle coverage with greatly enhanced definition of fish arch targets.

Incredible Deep-Water Performance

Broadband sounding is serious electronics when the hunt is on for fish in any deep water weather condition. Even at higher boat speeds, Broadband keeps a bottom lock at depth, with exceptional targeting of fish arches on the bottom, around wrecks and other seabed structure. And when used with a high-power transducer, strong bottom locks and water column detail reach down thousands of feet!

Expandability at No Extra Cost

For added value, HDS Broadband-equipped models can turn an HDS GPS Chartplotter (or GlobalMap® chartplotter with yellow ethernet connector) into a powerful combination fishfinder/chartplotter with complete sonar graph control when networked by Lowrance Ethernetworks.

Fantastic New High-Definition Insight Charting ¹

Only Lowrance offers a stunning new world of cartography options that go to greater depths, and heights, in dimensional GPS navigation reference and guidance.

A Charting Revolution in Detail and Resolution

Insight delivers unprecedented inland mapping and coastal charting detail with lightning-fast screen display updates. Amazing contour shading lends life-like perspectives to bottom structure as well as topography. HDS Insight mapping choices include:
 
NEW Lake Insight™ U.S. inland mapping (for HDS-5) includes nearly 5,000 freshwater lake maps with life-like perspective of bottom structure and topography. Coverage includes the Great Lakes and more than 500 Fishing Hot Spots® Lakes – a $400 value!
NEW Nautic Insight™ (for HDS-5) offers a superior like-like view of coastal bottom structure with detailed coastal and offshore depth contours, plus nav aids, for the entire U.S. coastline.
Insight USA™ (for HDS-7, -8 and -10 models) combines inland and coastal coverage ares of Lake Insight™ and Nautic Insight™.

Lake Insight Amistad Reservoir, TX	Lake Insight Lake Michigan, MI	Nautic Insight Puget Sound, WA	Nautic Insight Nantucket Sound, MA

Expanded Basemap Marine Detail¹

HDS models with Enhanced U.S. Basemap offer the same geographic coverage area as Insight, with over 100,000 bodies of water and nearly 5,000 enhanced U.S. lakes with high detail lake shorelines and contours.

HDS Charting Options Go All-Platinum

Your trusted favorites in Lowrance 2D mapping choices, like Fishing Hot Spots® PRO and LakeMaster® ProMaps are fully functional with HDS. Lowrance HDS expands your world of high-detail, high-definition 3D charting options with total compatibility for all 2009 (and earlier) Navionics® chartcards.

Platinum+ and Platinum – Revealing 3D views of bottom structure, and incredibly detailed satellite imagery, for the ultimate enhancement to navigation and fishing.
HotMaps Platinum – Fantastically detailed 3D lake surveys with fishing points of interest give marked advantages for the serious angler and tournament competitor.
Exclusive TurboView™ Advantage – This exclusive HDS built-in graphics engine delivers seamless zooms and 2D-3D chart displays, real-time 3D map nav data overlay, striking depth views in 2D and 3D, plus high-speed panning/zooming with detailed aerial views for all Platinum chartcards, and seamless zoom for Navionics® Gold.
Plays Favorites – HDS is also fully compatible with your library of Navionics® Gold, Silver, Classic and HotMaps chartcards.

HDS Redefines ‘Ease of Use’

Viewing and control have never been easier, nor more user-friendly. From basic operation to advanced professional functionality, HDS is thoughtfully designed to take you to the next level.

Stylish and Retrofit-Ready - True, HDS sports a more modern design to enhance any boat helm. Yet, by design, HDS makes it easy to upgrade your Lowrance electronics. HDS is compatible with late-model Lowrance transducers, plus yellow Ethernetworks and NMEA 2000® network connectors.	Enjoy Our New Menu Selection - The new, more versatile HDS operating system presents a new way to view and select Lowrance features. This new menu format is both easy to grasp and thoughtfully functional, so you can fly through keypad functions control with the greatest of ease and speed.	A Touch Better - For even easier and quicker control, HDS-8, -8m, -10 and -10m models feature a unique new FlyWheel™ scroll dial, as well as a bank of soft command keys for the fastest access to functions. So, you spend less time operating and more time fishing.
Better to Find Yourself - With a built-in, high-sensitivity 16-channel GPS+WAAS antenna HDS is a superior solution for both bracket mount, and in-dash installs with the. convenience of front mounting. Plus, the internal GPS antenna also networks with NMEA 2000® systems for data sharing. No external antenna to place, no mess, no fuss. Just advanced GPS accuracy with strong satellite locks and less track plot wander. For closed-cabin installs, there’s also a new and compact LGC-4000 external GPS+WAAS antenna module option for HDS with a true, real-time satellite signal update rate of five times per second for incredible location accuracy.	Screen Star - In the easy-to-view category, HDS really shines. New SolarMAX™ PLUS color displays render fantastic detail in sunlight, with the best wide-angle viewing ever achieved. In fact, most now deliver nearly twice the brilliance with significantly-reduced power draw than before! Plus, super-white LED backlighting has zero-dim for eye-soothing night vision protection.	New 2-year Protection2 - Lowrance also warrants that buying HDS will put your mind at ease. Each now come with a new, expanded 2-year limited warranty, protecting you from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a full 24 months after purchase. At no extra cost. Optional two-year extended warranty also available for purchase.2

HDS Newly-Defined Expandability Options

Lowrance HDS for 2009 presents a wider range of advanced accessory options to enhance your on-the-water experience, safety and enjoyment.

High-Definition Weather – Now Adds Inland Choice to Standard Offshore Coverage!³

New LWX-1 SIRIUS® Satellite Weather/Radio Smart Antenna

Lowrance presents two industry firsts with HDS chartplotters: SIRIUS® satellite high-res NOWRad® radar and radio services via an affordable and integrated weather/audio module, AND the first SIRIUS® inland weather service … in addition to coastal coverage … in special SIRIUS® U.S. subscription packages - Inland, Mariner and Voyager!³

This compact weatherproof antenna is easy to mount, and provides weather display output to one or more HDS units via ethernet networking. Plus a standard 3.5 mm stereo jack easily interfaces with onboard sound systems when you include radio with your SIRIUS® subscription for stereo-quality music and sports including NFL, NASCAR and college football broadcasts.

Sirius Inland Weather Service Package³:

• Weather radar and lightning with high resolution
• 80 nm (92 mile) lightning and radial weather display to 10 nm (11.5 mile) limit from coasts
• Latest weather forecasting with icons and text for major U.S. cities

Sirius Coastal/Offshore Weather Service Package³:

• Cross-country weather radar and lightning with high resolution
• Sea-surface temperature with 2 km (1.2 mile) resolution
• Tropical storm and storm cell tracks
• 0-3 or 0-48 hour forecast, wave height, wave period and direction
• Latest weather forecasting with icons and text for major U.S. cities
• And more

SIRIUS NOWRad® weather radar with sea surface temp	SIRIUS NOWRad® weather radar with wind direction	SIRIUS radio combined with mapping and sonar display
SIRIUS sea conditions with wave data forecasts	SIRIUS inland weather data with wind direction	SIRIUS NOWRad® weather radar with watchbox

Advanced Networking

Ethernetworks NEP-1 Expansion Port

All HDS models come fully ethernet-ready to share high-bandwidth data among all multi-function HDS displays on the boat, including sonar graphs, SIRIUS® weather/radio and radar.

For a connected onboard system, the optional NEP-1 ethernet expansion port module links up to four HDS displays for high-speed data distribution. A robust, 100-megabit switch, it’s rugged and IPX-7 waterproof to resist corrosive marine environments.

Full NMEA 2000® Networking

HDS comes with full connectivity for the advanced NMEA standard in boat systems data sharing, backed by the most extensive and affordable selection of smart sensors for systems monitoring, including engine and fuel flow for optimum operating economies.

High-Definition Digital Radar

You have two advanced Lowrance high-definition radome choices for HDS, featuring advanced digital signal processing. Both deliver fast, detailed radar detection of even small and distant targets with superb accuracy in dark, fog and rain alike. Compact, dependable and high-performance, both network with Ethernetworks for onboard radar display sharing. Plus, you enjoy superb radar/chart overlay display when coupled with an optional, compatible NMEA 2000® heading sensor.

LMF Multi-Function Gauges

Lowrance LMF models are NMEA 2000® certified digital gauges that are truly impressive to the extreme in precision and versatility for real-time monitoring of engine and boat systems on the NMEA 2000® network. LMF gauges display up to 16 different pages with 13 customizable screen types in graphic analog and alpha-numeric styles. Plus, they’re backed by the most extensive and affordable selection of smart sensors, including Fuel Flow for optimum fuel management economies. Available in a choice of two standard dash gauge sizes, both deliver superb viewing in direct sunlight.

EP Electronic Probe Sensors

Only Lowrance offers the most NMEA-2000® sensors for vital boat data monitoring, each with a built-in “smart module,” that’s fully programmable for greater accuracy in data delivery. That includes expanded engine and fuel flow readings for optimum operating economies.

High-Definition Digital Radar

Advanced Lowrance digital signal processing in high-definition radome choices for HDS. Fast, detailed radar detection of even small and distant targets with superb accuracy in dark, fog and rain alike. Compact, dependable and high-performance, both network with Ethernetworks for onboard radar display sharing.

Digital Radome Features

Radar/Chart Overlay.
Interfaces charts and radar detail in a single, detail-rich display when coupled with an optional, compatible NMEA 2000® heading sensor.
Clearest Viewing.
Automatic Tune, Gain and Sea Clutter adjustment.
Smart STC.
Digital Sensitivity Time Control curves reject clutter with setting of return strength/distance thresholds.
Color Recognition.
Color palette choices for improved target distinction based on viewing conditions.

	LRA-1800 Radome • 2 kW, 18”/46 cm scanner w/2 kW processor • 5.2º horizontal beamwidth, 25º vertical beamwidth • Up to 24 nm range
	NEW LRA-2400 Radome • 4 kW, 24”/61 cm scanner w/2 kW processor • 4º horizontal beamwidth, 25º vertical beamwidth • Up to 48 nm range

HDS high-definition radar display.	Radar chart overlay display.

HDS Products

• HDS High Definition Systems

¹ - Insight mapping options available on HDS products sold in the Americas market only.
² - 2-year extended warranty only new for Americas market.
³ - SIRIUS satellite weather/radio option available for the Americas market only.