High-Definition Insight Mapping
Lowrance offers a whole new and better world of built-in cartography.
- Exclusive new Insight high-definition mapping from Lowrance displays unprecedented detail with lightning-fast map-screen updates
- Revolutionary contour shading gives stunning life-like perspective of bottom structure and topography
- HDS models with Enhanced Basemap offer the same geographic coverage area as Insight, with over 100,000 bodies of water and 5,000 enhanced lakes with high detail lake shorelines and contours
Super-Sensitive Internal GPS Antenna
16-channel GPS+WAAS performance for expanded excellence in exact location positioning with easier installation. Optional LGC-4000 high-speed external antenna updates 5X/second.
SIRIUS-Ready, Weather & Radio
All HDS models are fully compatible with SIRIUS real-time weather and radio services with affordable Inland and Offshore package choices. Plus, weather can be networked with other HDS onboard displays via Ethernet.
- High-resolution weather radar
- Search real-time fuel prices
- Radio with exclusive NASCAR, NFL and college football broadcasts
- Optional LWX-1 SIRIUS Weather/Audio Module required
Advanced Ethernetworks
All HDS models come fully Ethernet-ready to share high-speed, high-bandwidth data among all HDS displays on the boat, including sonar graphs, navigation, SIRIUS weather/radio and radar. For added growth, there’s an optional Ethernet expansion port. Optional NEP-1 Expansion Port required
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.
Radar Versatility
All HDS models are compatible with Lowrance High-Definition Digital Radar radome options with radar/chart overlay feature on GPS displays with optional heading sensor.
- Newly enhanced SolarMAX PLUS daylight color display with fully adjustable screen and keypad backlight
- Built-in Broadband high-definition sonar and super-sensitive GPS 16-channel antenna
- Built-in, exclusive Lake Insight, Nautic Insight, or enhanced U.S. basemap choices
- Attractive new case design that is easier to install as console flush mount
- High-speed SD card slot for optional detail mapping display and sonar/GPS data recording
- Expandable and ready-to-network on NMEA 2000 and Ethernetworks
- Language Support: 23 Languages including- English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Danish, Russian, Finnish, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Slovakian and Ukrainian
- Unit Support: Metric and Standard Unit Systems
- Expanded new 2-year limited warranty
Note:
Lowrance Electronics manufactures units specifically for sale in the Americas and units specifically for sale to the Rest of the World (ROW). These units are certified to different standards for different markets. Americas Base and Insight USA™ models of HDS – chartplotters and combination fishfinder/chartplotters – are not CE marked. It is illegal to sell these Americas-based models in Europe and several other international markets.
New Americas Base and Insight USA™ models of HDS purchased with the 3.0 software release or later will go into a limited features mode, when crossing a defined meridian (30 degrees West longitude or the International dateline to the East). The limited features mode functions with English language and imperial measures only - all non-English languages and metric measures are eliminated. There is also a flashing reminder at the bottom of the screen that indicates that the unit is operating outside of its intended area of use.
Customers should purchase units from local authorized Lowrance/Navico dealers and distributors – this will ensure that customers receive products which are safe and useful for their requirements. In addition, customers who experience a problem can receive prompt local service and support.
DISPLAY
| Display Size | 6.4 in \ 163 mm |
| Display Resolution | 480 x 640 (H x W) |
| Display Type | 16-bit color Full VGA SolarMAX™ PLUS TFT |
| Backlighting | Screen/Keypad |
| Backlighting Type | Pure white LED |
| Resize Display Window | Yes |
| Sonar And GPS Overlay Data | Yes |
| Split Screen Presentation | Yes |
| Multilanguage Display | Yes |
| Languages Supported | 23 |
SONAR / SOUNDER
| Sonar Frequency | 50/200 or 83/200 kHz |
| Transducer Type | Choice of dual frequency Skimmer® |
| Sonar Output Power | Max 250W/32W RMS actual; 30,000/3,750 RMS
analog equivalent W |
| Sonar Depth | Max 5000 ft \ 1524 m |
Standard Fishfinder Features: COLORLINE™/
GRAYLINE®, ASP™, FishSymbol I.D.™,
FishTrack™, and more | Yes |
| FlashGraf™ | Yes |
| FasTrack™ | Yes |
| Ping Speed HyperScroll™ | Yes |
| Sonar Alarms: Fish, Max and Min Depth | Yes |
| Temperature Display | Yes |
| Speed & Distance Log | Yes in 50/200 kHz Pack; Optional in 200 kHz Pack |
GPS / NAVIGATION
| GPS Antenna Type | Internal, high-sensitivity GPS+WAAS (Americas) or GPS+EGNOS+MSAS
(non-Americas) |
| GPS Receiver Channels | 16 channels |
| Background Map | Expanded U.S. BaseMap or Insight USA™ (Americas) or
Worldwide background map (non-Americas) |
| Custom Mapping | Optional Navionics® Platinum+ and Platinum chartcards with
TurboView™ for worldwide coverage - as well as Navionics® HotMaps™
Platinum, Lowrance Hot Spots® PRO and
LakeMaster® ProMaps (Americas) |
| Waypoint Storage | 5000 |
| Man Overboard Feature | Yes |
RADAR
| Antenna Type | Optional Lowrance radar choices available |
NETWORKING / CONNECTORS
| NMEA 0183 Input | Yes |
| NMEA 2000 Pending Certification | Yes |
| NMEA Output | 0183/2000 |
| Connectors | NMEA 2000®, NMEA 0183 and Ethernet |
TECHNICAL / ENVIRONMENTAL
| Built-in Backup Memory | Yes |
| Casing | Sealed and waterproof |
| Width | 8.8 in \ 223 mm |
| Height | 6.5 in \ 164 mm |
| Depth | 3.5 in \ 88 mm |
POWER
OTHER
| Memory Card Capable | One SD/MMC memory card slot |
| Other Features | Broadband Sounder technology, ethernet networking, optional SIRIUS
Satellite Weather/Radio, and new 2-year limited warranty |
- HDS-7 Display
- Internal GPS antenna
- US Basemap charts
- Power cables
- Bracket mount
- Flush mount kit
- Owner's manual
* Transducer not included with this version. Please see other HDS-7 units if transducer is required.
