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HDS-8 Multifunction Fishfinder/Chartplotter
NEW SOLARMAX PLUS DISPLAY
- Award-winning right-sized 8.4” super VGA color viewing for excellent
sonar graph and navigational detail
- Sunlight viewable with brighter, clearer, wider-angle viewing
- Brilliant, pure-white LED screen/keypad backlighting is fully adjustable
to dim-to-zero to preserve night vision
HIGH-DEFINITION FISHFINDING
Award-winning Broadband Sounder technologies inside the HDS-5 produces the
best Lowrance fishfinding ever!
- Superior clarity and up to an astounding 120-degree view of fish- and
structure-finding coverage.
- Phenomenal separation of fish targets from structure, baitfish,
thermoclines, clutter and bottom.
- Improved underwater fish-holding structure identification; channels,
rock piles, stump beds, submerged standing timber, drop-offs and more.
- Exceptional fish-finding performance in any water/weather situation, at
all depths and at any speed.
- Peerless bottom tracking performance now with up to 8X zoom range.
- New, multiple choices of display color palettes for marking fish in all
water/weather conditions.
- COLORLINE greatly improves target definition and separation, plus
defines bottom composition.
- Fully loaded with legendary Lowrance performance fishfinder features and
functions.
- Transducer 50/83/200 kHz frequency capable – expanded range of
transducers available including patented Skimmer transom mount 83/200 and
50/200 depth-temp transducers.
HIGH-DEFINITION GPS & MAPPING
- Super-sensitive, 16-channel internal GPS antenna with faster
time-to-signal lock and precision position – networks with NMEA 2000
- Optional LGC-4000 external 5 Hz 16-channel GPS antenna module with high
speed 5X/sec. update rate available for custom applications – networks with
NMEA 2000
- Built-in Enhanced U.S. base map includes coastal shorelines, over
100,000 bodies of water and 5,000 enhanced lakes with high-detail shorelines
and depth contours
- Exclusive new Lowrance Insight cartography now built-in on select
models, delivers a whole new dimension in effective, reliable marine
navigation and fishing
- Revolutionary contour shading for stunning life-like perspectives of
bottom structure and topography.
- Exclusive Fishing Hot Spots fishing points of interest content,
includes marked fishing areas, boat launches and fish habitat areas.
- Lightning-fast map screen redraws and display updates.
- Insight USA coverage for continental U.S. inland waters and Great
Lakes, plus U.S. coastal waters.
- Supports the complete range of Navionics cartridges including Platinum
Plus, Platinum and Platinum Hot Maps with 3D mapping featuring TurboView for
enhanced viewing
- Also supports all Lowrance high-detail mapping and charts on memory card
- LakeMaster ProMaps surveyed lakes with high-detail depth contours.
- Fishing Hot Spots PRO with fishing points of interest.
- NauticPath offshore/coastal maps, FreedomMaps land and lake
topographic maps and MapCreate USA Series 7.
- Exceptional waypoint management with icons specifically designed for
fishing
EVEN EASIER EASE-OF-USE
- Unique new FlyWheel scroll dial and command soft keys for quicker,
easier control and fine-tuning of fishfinding and navigational features
- New and unique menu display enhances quicker and easier access to
most-used features
- Improved keyboard design for improved angler control in all weather
conditions
- Attractive new case design that is easier to install
- Newest high-capacity high-speed flash memory for user functions and
cartography storage reduces case size for a more compact performance package
- Two high-speed SD card slots for optional detail mapping display and
sonar/GPS data recording
ADVANCED NETWORKING & EXPANDABILITY
- Fully compatible with SIRIUS high-resolution, real-time weather and
radio with smart antenna module option and ethernet output to displays, and
high quality audio output to any onboard stereo; available in two affordable
SIRIUS package choices
- Inland content package includes weather radar, lightning, other
weather features, plus real time fuel price search
- Coastal content package including full suite of weather and sea
conditions.
- 120 channel crystal clear radio service for a small additional
monthly fee that includes NASCAR, NFL and college football broadcasts
- Simplified high-speed Ethernet-based networking shares useful sonar,
navigation, SIRIUS weather/radio and radar data
- Compatible with Lowrance High Definition Digital Radar radome options
with radar/chart overlay feature (with optional heading sensor)
- NMEA 2000 network connectivity for easy multi-station data sharing to
monitor and display boat operation systems via onboard and engine sensors
- Maximize fuel economy with Fuel Flow sensors or digital Engine
Interface sensors.
- Precision temperature sensor option for surface water, livewell,
baitwell, cabin and/or engine room readings.
- Compatible with all other NMEA 2000-certified sensors from Lowrance
-- including speed, fluid level and pressure sensors – or other
manufacturers.
- Track-Your-Buddy and Get-Buddy features in addition to DSC when
interfaced with Lowrance-compatible VHF marine radios
- NMEA 0183 compatible
HDS-8 MODEL CHOICES
- DF8: HDS-8 83/200 kHz transducer, with Enhanced U.S. Basemap
- WO8: HDS-8 without transducer, with Enhanced U.S. Basemap
- 83DF8I: HDS-8 83/200 kHz transducer, with Insight USA
- 50DF8I: HDS-8 50/200 kHz transducer, with Insight USA
- WO8I: HDS-8 without transducer, with Insight USA
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