Lowrance Hook-5 Fishfinder Instruction Manual
Lowrance Hook-5 Fishfinder
Lowrance Hook-5 Fishfinder
Lowrance Hook-5 Fishfinder Instructions
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Lowrance Hook-5 Fishfinder Specifications
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Model | Lowrance HOOK-5 (HOOK Series) |
| Case size | 5.4" H (136 mm) x 6.9" W (174 mm); 5.9" H (151 mm) with bracket |
| Display | 5" diagonal, 16-bit color, full-color VGA Solar MAX™ Plus TFT |
| Waterproof standard | IPX7 |
| Backlight | LED (11 levels) |
| Communications | NMEA 0183 Input/Output (optional Power/NMEA cable 000-0127-49) |
| Regulatory mark | 0980 |
| Transmit power | 500 W RMS |
| Power requirement | 12 V |
| Voltage input | 10 to 17 V |
| Current drain | Typical: 1.1 A |
| Fuse type | 3-amp Automotive |
| Max depth (455/800 kHz) | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Max depth (83/200 kHz) | 1000 ft (305 m) |
| Max depth (50/200 kHz) | 2500 ft (762 m) |
| Max speed | 70 mph |
| Available transducer frequencies | HDI 50/200 kHz (Low/High CHIRP); HDI 83/200 kHz (Medium/High CHIRP); 83/200 kHz (Medium/High CHIRP) |
| DownScan frequencies | 455 kHz and 800 kHz |
| CHIRP support | Low, Medium and High CHIRP (depending on transducer) |
| Transducer cable | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Mapping card slot | microSD and microSDHC |
| GPS antenna | 16 parallel channel (internal) |
| Mapping compatibility | Lake Insight® and Nautic Insight® PRO, Navionics® +, C-MAP MAX-N, Fishing Hot Spots® PRO, Insight Genesis |
| Waypoints | Up to 3000 |
| Routes | 100 routes, up to 100 waypoints per route |
| Trails | 100 retraceable plot trails, up to 10,000 points per trail |
| Combo pages | 4 pre-configured (Chart/Sonar, Chart/Downscan, Sonar/Downscan, Chart/Sonar/Downscan) |
| Fishing modes | 9 presets (General Use, Shallow Water, Fresh Water, Deep Water, Slow Trolling, Fast Trolling, Clear Water, Brackish Water, Ice) |
| Custom range minimum span | 6.5 ft (2 m) between upper and lower limits |
| Compliance | FCC Part 15.103; CE under RTTE directive 1999/5/EC; Radiocommunications (EMC) standard 2008 level 2 |
Lowrance Hook-5 Fishfinder Details
The Lowrance HOOK-5 is operated with a compact set of keys: LIGHT/POWER, PAGES, MENU, ENTER, the zoom keys and a directional keypad. To turn the unit on or off, press and hold LIGHT/POWER for three seconds. A short press changes the backlight level. Pressing both zoom keys at once drops a Man Overboard waypoint and automatically creates an active route back to it. The Setup wizard runs the first time you power on and can be run again by restoring defaults.
Nine fishing modes load preset sonar settings for specific conditions. Shallow Water covers depths of 60 ft or less. General Use covers 1000 ft or less, and Deep Water is for 1000 ft or more. Fresh Water, Slow Trolling, Fast Trolling, Clear Water, Brackish Water and Ice are rated for 400 ft or less. The manual recommends Fresh Water mode below 100 feet so the unit tracks the bottom properly. Reset fishing mode clears your changes. Manual mode limits the unit's digital depth search and is meant for advanced users.
On the conventional sonar page, Auto Sensitivity is on by default and still allows changes of about ±40%. Colorline shows hard returns in light colors so fish stand out from the bottom. Other sonar tools include Noise Rejection, Surface Clarity, Split Zoom, Split Flasher, an Amplitude Scope and Fish ID symbols. Trackback lets you scroll back through sonar history with a blue history bar. Stop sonar prevents interference from a second sonar unit on the boat, but no history is recorded while sonar is stopped.
DownScan offers 800 kHz for the best resolution or 455 kHz for greater depth penetration. You can set contrast and choose a color palette. White works well for suspended targets, purple for structure detail and bottom hardness, and sepia for bottom detail. DownScan can also be overlaid on the conventional sonar page. Combo pages can be stacked vertically or placed side by side, and you can resize their panels. Press PAGES twice to switch the active panel, which is marked with an orange border.
The chart can be shown North Up or Course Over Ground (COG), with an optional COG extension line and grid lines. You can use Lowrance or Navionics chart data. Waypoints can be sorted by name or by distance, and routes can be navigated forward or in reverse. A trail must be converted into a route before you can navigate it. Advanced mode adds arrival radius, off-course distance, magnetic variation, True or Magnetic bearings, WAAS/MSAS/EGNOS control, and Arrival, Off Course and Anchor alarms.
The Installation menu includes keel offset, entered as a negative value such as -1 ft. It also offers paddlewheel water speed calibration, temperature calibration, water distance reset and transducer type selection. Sonar logs and screenshots are saved to a microSD card. To take a screenshot, press Power and then Zoom (+). Screenshots cannot be saved to internal memory or mapping cards. With the optional NMEA cable connected, the unit can display AIS targets. It also has a simulator and a trip calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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