Lowrance 000-10236-001 Elite-5 DSI DownScan Imaging Chartplotter/Fishfinder with 5-Inch Color LCD and Basemap
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The Lowrance Elite-5 DSI chartplotter fishfinder combo produces superbly detailed displays to enhance your fishing experience the display screen invites you into the underwater environment in stunning quality. You can observe areas below the surface in a much wider angle with remarkable brightness that will bring it alive giving you a great feel for what is going on below the boat. The back-lit display and keypad make certain you aren’t restricted to daytime fishing by giving the capability to utilize the fishfinder in minimal light as well as during night time adventures. With Lowrance’s Elite-5 you are furnished with a technologically unique way to analyze fishing hot spots clearly and simply. The unit has many great features including 16-channel GPS utilizing an internal antenna, built in coastal and inland cartography as-well as Lowrance DownScan Imaging sounder.
What’s in the Box
- Lowrance Elite-5 DSI Fishfinder/Chartplotter
- Mounting Bracket/Hardware
- DSI Transducer/Power Cable
- User Documentation
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Mounting
Mounting of the unit is incredibly easy, the unit comes with a swiveling mounting bracket in the box, the bracket features a quick-release design in addition to one-hand adjustment for simple removal and reinstalling allowing you to take the device off the boat for security when your trip is over.
If you wish to mount the Lowrance Elite-5 display flush in your dash this can easily be achieved via the threaded bushings in the units back. Lowrance also include a very handy template in the box displaying all the relevant dimensions to help with flush mounting.
Navigating
Navigating with the Elite-5 DSI is easy thanks to its interior 16 channel GPS antenna. The device can be connected to an optional external GPS sensor if needed, It is also possible to place your chosen map-card in the microSD card slot should you wish to add other mapping and cartography from different manufacturers. Power and data are supplied to the unit via a locking connector on the back of the case, additional cables can be attached to provide NMEA data to you marine VHF radio or other marine electronics such as an autopilot.
Screen
The Elite5 DSI has a 5-inch square screen. The 256-color TFT display by means of 480×480 pixel resolution delivers excellent viewing brightness and detail at greater angles and in bright daylight. The display is visible from multiple angles and shows great chart detail when using the built in mapping.
The Elite-5 DSI offers two colour palettes, night and day. While in the Chart view when choosing the night view colour palette mapping and screen feature are displayed a little darker for easier viewing. Screen brightness is fine-tuned by selecting one of 11 levels utilizing the keypad as well as the Light button. Continual pushes on the Light button will alter the display illumination to 1 of 4 pre-specified levels.
Using the Lowrance Elite-5 DSI chartplotter fishfinder
The Lowrance Elite-5 DSI chartplotter fishfinder has six front mounted push buttons as well as a directional arrow keypad for user inputs. Page choice is achieved utilizing a graphical menu that shows five screens. The primary pages are:
- Steer
- DownScan
- Imaging
- Chart
- Combination screen displaying chart view and DSI.
Menus relevant to the page that is shown are accessible using a singular push on the menu button, another push goes to the primary menu. The device does not have a Quit button thus working the menus will require a little practice. Usually a number of pushes on the menu key will close down the menu.
Waypoint plotting
Waypoints can easily be created at the cursor cross from the chart view by double pressing the Enter button, alternatively a waypoint can be added by pushing the menu button and choosing new waypoint, and pushing enter. The operator can save as many as 1000 unique waypoints. To edit a waypoint the user must position the cursor above it and pressing enter, this will display the waypoint details page allowing for editing and {deletion|removal.This Elite-5 can handle lengthy waypoint names and can additionally recognize a waypoint by using one of 16 preset waypoint symbols.
DownScan
Lowrance DownScan Imaging sets the Elite-5 DSI apart from the crowd. The Lowrance Elite-5 DSI relies on a unique high frequency torpedo influenced transducer driven by 500 watts of output capacity to produce highly accurate photo-like displays of the bottom, composition, and fish. The systems enables you a sharp and very clear perspective of what is hanging out underneath the vessel. Not only do you experience an unmistakable view of the fish, but having the ability to reveal the borders between colder and warmer water may steer you straight to the spot where the fish are. The capability to distinguish between the fish, structures and bottom with out decryption is only going to assist to improve your fishing experience.
The Elite-5 DSI boasts 4000w of peak to peak and 500w of RMS power output that provides extended functions for users. It is possible to capture images at depths up to 200ft as well as vessel speeds up to 40mph. The dual 455/800 kHz coverage will ensure that your views go wider and deeper.
Standard functions consist of automatic and manually operated depth ranging a dual frequency split screen display as well as surface clarity modification. Pushing the menu key within the DSI page will display a brief listing of menu items, from within this menu you’ll be able to fine tune the picture contrast,a s well as modify the manually operated depth range. The user is also able to adjust the transducer frequency, and the color palette selection.
Conclusions
The Lowrance Elite-5 DSI Fishfinder chartploter combination unit has a great display screen and many great functions. The device will be best suited to fishermen who prefer inland lake fishing or coastal fishermen who wish to fish in shallower waters. Not the greatest fishfinder available on the market but feature packed at a reasonable price.
Lowrance 000-10236-001 Elite-5 DSI DownScan Imaging Chartplotter/Fishfinder with 5-Inch Color LCD and Basemap
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DownScan Imaging is an great Technology, no need to interpretation of images, you see exactly what’s beneath. Best electronics money can buy.