Lowrance instructions bite.

Ok. I've got the new HDS 7 installed with the SS.
I also have the HDS 5 installed up front and not networked together. Yet.

I pulled all my data (waypoints) off my old LMS 332 onto a SD card finally and now don't have any idea how to move it to my new 7. There is nothing in the book I've found to tell me how to do this.
Do I just stick the card in and turn the unit on?

Here comes some more.

I'll be connecting the 5 to the structure scan also as soon as the cable arrives.
Both the units and Structure Scan are connected to the same power switch. The yellow (wake up) wire on the 7 and SS are connected together. This all works fine.
My question is. Do I also have to connect the yellow wire from the 5 ?
My plans when I get this all buttoned up are to switch the 5 & 7 on the same switch. Then switch the SS seperately so I don't have to have that running at all times.
What's your thoughts?

There will be more questions, I'm sure.
But for now, I thank you.

Select Pages, Utilities, Files, My files or Memory card, the .usr file, Menu, and Import

Select Pages, Utilities, Files, My files or Memory card, the .usr file, Menu, and Import

I connected only the HDS unit and LSS-1 at the console with Yellow. If they are all going to be on the same switch, you don't really need the yellow connected, if you are assuming that when the switch is powered on, you want the LSS on.

You are kidding me. It can't be that easy!

Wow, thanks mduncan62. Sure like to know what page you found that on.

I do that a lot. You are the best manual though. Good to know where to go, easy to learn from just going through the pages and looking at the menus.

I understand that. Sitting in my boat in the garage playing with my thing :yikesis the best way to learn. Other then being on the water playing. Today I just kind of got fed up.

Now that I got that figured out. :biggrin

When I connect the 5 to the SS. Will that mean the two graphs are networked together so they both have all of the same information. Or do I also have to use network cables so they work as a pair?
Thanks again.

Scratch that. Dumb question.
Absolutely need network cables. Not at another 75 or 80 dollars.
I'll have to figure out how to switch the front graph between the US2 on the trollimg motor and the Lss2 on the structure scan.

Your instructions where exactly what I needed. Althought the menu was ta tad different on my graphs. Some common sense and a lotta luck really helps.

OK I give!:dono

My HDS 5 is connected to a LG3000 puck. I don't believe the graph recoganizes the puck.
I looked in the Chart, System, GPS on both the HDS 5 and the HDS 7. Both say the exact samt thing.
What or how do I figure out if the puck is being recoganized.
Kind of cool though.
Sitting inside my garage with the graphs on. Both of them show me exactly where I'm at. And one has seven sattelites and the other has six.

Is the 5 mounted in dash? Is the 3000 mounted over your transducer? Other wise there is no reason to use a LGC3000 on any HDS unit. The internal antenna on HDS units are as good as a 3000, if you want an improvement go with a Point-1 or a LGC4000.

No, the graph is at the bow and the puck is there also. I did it that way so I have a choice of using the transducer in the trolling motor or, using the structure scan at the back of the boat.
I read somewhere how you check to see if the puck is being recoganized or not. I guess I'm guess I'm not looking in the rite place.

I had my boat networked with a Ethernet cable so I could view the SS on the bow or console also. I don't understand why you want to use the 3000 on a HDS unit. How do you have your nema network wired up?

The 5 is stand alone. Nothing is networked (yet) other then the 5 and the LGC 3000. I'm having problems determing if the 3000 is functioning. I do know the antenna does work in the unit it's self. It's running now and working without the 3000 connected.
It was my understanding the 3000 was a better option the just the HDS. But according to justinp61 that's not the case.
I'm learning.
Next, when I get the ethernet cable. I'm going to connect the 5 to the structure scan I now have the connected to the HDS 7 at the helm.
I sure hope I'm not being too redundent.
Thanks for the help.

Recieved the cable today and had sense enough this time to hook it up prior to fishing it. Both graphs work great.
The only issue I still have is with the puck.

I have the same setup as you...just got it installed and the Ethernet cable is supposed to be here tomorrow. Am I correct in understanding that you simply connect the Ethernet cable directly between the two units? And that I'll then be able to use the structure scan (transducer is mounted on the transom) on the bow mounted HDS 5 (currently have the regular transducer on the trolling motor)? I haven't even had it on the water yet...a local marina did the installation and I WAS NOT happy with the service, so I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the whole danged thing is not installed correctly.

No. From the front graph, run the ethernet cable to the structure scan. That way you can togle between the front (or back) on there own settings.
I hope that helps.
That's why there are three ports on the structure scan.
Each graph has it's own port.

Thanks, Mike. This does help. I'm assuming it doesn't matter which of the other ports you use on the LSS2...one is already connected to the HDS 7 unit on the console. Is this right?

Right.