Thread: Lowrance HDS Discussions and Interpretations

this thread is a new thread for users of Lowrance HDS or prospective users to discuss and post their thoughts and isssues as well as share information for the betterment of fishing using the new Lowrance HDS units. this thread was begun, with another thread "help with 898c si or i throw it in the lake by crappiegirl1.hopefully we can get a Lowrance representive to monitor the thread and help us all.

How do you adjust the sensitivity on structure scan?

Originally Posted by Allan

How do you adjust the sensitivity on structure scan?

structure scan has a contrast setting,which can be adjusted up and down depending on the depth of water on how you want to see the picture and what pallette color you are using. i found that the pallette color caused me in many cases to change my contrast, due to the way i see the pallette, everyones eyes are different i believe. also the depth of water caused me to change the contrast, but again i am just learning as well.

here is a link that i am currently looking at that i believe very helpful and shows settings along with pictures and depth on some

BBC Boards: ***Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan Screen Shots Here***

Thanks for sharing and starting this post. I hope to get out this weekend and try mine for the first time. (HDS8 with LSS-1)

Originally Posted by shorebound1

Thanks for sharing and starting this post. I hope to get out this weekend and try mine for the first time. (HDS8 with LSS-1)

great! do you know how to do the screen captures yet? if so, looking forward to pictures. i will post some tonight from yesterday. i hope to get someone from lowrance or at least someone who knows how to interrupt the readings to monitor this thread. look forward to hearing from you

hear are a couple of mine, got hundreds, nothing like it, you can almost see the tread on the tire


the more you play or work with any unit the better you will get at it, so practice,practice. is the key, and read all you can and ask as many questions and you can think of

Originally Posted by beagle man

hear are a couple of mine, got hundreds, nothing like it, you can almost see the tread on the tire


the more you play or work with any unit the better you will get at it, so practice,practice. is the key, and read all you can and ask as many questions and you can think of

give us some feedback on how to see "FISH" on the si and what you look for in identifying them. do you use auto or manual set the distance?

didnt make it out today---tomorrow for sure if it doesnt rain, as we had a good rain this evening---well needed!

Originally Posted by Crappiegirl1

give us some feedback on how to see "FISH" on the si and what you look for in identifying them. do you use auto or manual set the distance?

I usually just use the manual or less distance on the side scan. using more distace doesn't seem to help much.