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HDS Carbon Software Version1.5

Release Notes HDS_Carbon-1.5-56.6.45

HDS Carbon Dual Channel CHIRP capabilities

This software adds the ability for the Lowrance HDS Carbon units to now utilize both sonar ports on the HDS Carbon for conventional/CHIRP sonar to:

1. Allows a TotalScan transducer to be used in conjunction with a standard 7-pin “blue connector” transducer

• For customers who want to use the TotalScan transducer when the boat is traveling at low speed, but want the TotalScan transducer out of the water at higher speeds.

2. Allows for the simultaneous display of both channels of a connected dual channel CHIRP transducer.

3. Allows for the simultaneous display of two connected single channel CHIRP transducers.

Sonar Transducer Adapter CablesPart Number Description Use

000-13313-001 7 to 9 pin XD Adapter Adapts 7-pin transducer to the 9-pin sonar port

000-13997-001 9 to 7 pin XD Adapter Adapts 9-pin transducer to the 7-pin sonar port

DUAL BLUE TRANSDUCERS:• ONE DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO SONAR

PORT • ONE CONNECTS TO THE STRUCTURE

PORT VIA ADAPTER 000-13313-001

DUAL BLACK TRANSDUCERS:• ONE DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO

STRUCTURE PORT • ONE CONNECTS TO THE SONAR

PORT VIA ADAPTER 000-13977-001

DUAL BLUE CONNECTORS:• HIGH DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO

BLUE SONAR PORT • LOW – OR - MED CONNECTS TO

THE STRUCTURE PORT VIA ADAPTER 000-13313-001

DUAL BLACK CONNECTORS:• HIGH DIRECTLY CONNECTS TO

STRUCTURE PORT • LOW – OR – MED CONNECTS TO

THE SONAR PORT VIA ADAPTER 000-13977-001

HDS Carbon with TotalScan and HST-WSBL

HDS Carbon with TotalScan and PDT-WSBL

HDS Carbon with TM-150 and HST-DFSBL*

*May Require adaptor cable:000-13313-001 or 000-13977-001 (transducer plug dependent)

HDS Carbon with B275LH-W**

**Will Require adaptor cable:000-13313-001 or 000-13977-001 (transducer plug dependent)

HDS Carbon with B175H-W and B175L*

*May Require adaptor cable:000-13313-001 or 000-13977-001 (transducer plug dependent)

Basic Operations - Setup• After updating the HDS Carbon software, the

Sonar Settings Menu will now contain two “Internal sonar” channel options.

– CH1 is the main 7-pin sonar port and is on by default

– CH2 is the 9-pin Structure port and is off by default unless a transducer with built-in ID capability is plugged in.

• If a transducer without ID capability is plugged into the CH2 “9-pin” port, you can manually enable CH2 functionality in this menu

• Tip: If no sonar transducers are connected to a display, you can turn CH1 and CH2 Internal Sonar selections to off and they will not clutter and confuse the list of available sonar sources

Basic Operations – Source Selection

-By default the sources are named This Unit CH1 and This Unit CH2

From the Sonar Page or a Sonar Split Screen:

• Select Source from the menu

• Then choose CH1 or CH2 as the source for that page / split

Example Setup is an HDS Carbon with the TotalScan and HST-WSBL transducers.

Optional - Naming Sonar Sources

1. Press Pages > Settings > Sonar > Installation

2. Select Source (CH1 or CH2)

3. Select Source Name then use the on screen keyboard to name the source. Repeat process for the other source.

Tip: When naming each source, it is best to give the source a logical name. This is especially useful in a system with multiple transducers.

Setting Up SourcesUse Depth & Temp data from

• Although this software allows for two transducer to be connected and active on an HDS Carbon, each HDS Carbon can only output data from a single sonar source via the NMEA 2000 network.

• The “Used depth & temp data from” option selects which of the connected transducers will be shared via the NMEA 2000 network by that display to be a depth/temp option on other networked displays

• Tip – The depth / temp source selection on each networked display can still be fully configured to show the depth from a transducer connected to that display, or any networked source as described above, or from any networked NMEA 2000 sensor

TroubleshootingI can’t display both connected transducers on the screen at the same time

– If there are any HDS Carbons or StructureScan 3D modules, that are not running version 1.5 software, dual sonar support will be disabled and the network will revert to “legacy sonar mode”. Legacy Sonar mode is where only one sonar source can be active at one time when Network Sonar is enabled.

– If there are any HDS Gen3’s or SonarHubs, that are not running version 4.5 software (HDS Gen3) or version 5.0 software (SonarHub), the network will revert to “legacy sonar mode”.

– Any HDS Gen1, HDS Gen2, HDS Gen2 Touch, Mercury VesselView 4/7, LSS-1 or LSS-HD connected to the Ethernet network, will cause the sonar to revert, to run in legacy mode and the HDS Carbon will not be able to simultaneously display Dual transducers.

– Please refer to the following page for instructions how to exit legacy mode.

Legacy Mode

If the HDS Carbon is in legacy mode, there will be only one Internal Sonar Source available in the Sonar Settings menu.

Dual Sonar Capable

The “Use depth & temp data from” in the Sonar Settings menu, also indicates an MFD not in legacy mode

Exiting Sonar Legacy Mode

Make sure all MFDs and compatible sonar modules have the software 56.1.142 or greater.– On the MFD, Press Pages > Settings > Sonar– Press Restore Sonar Defaults (Will light up blue, but no type or progress bar will appear on the screen)– Wait for at least 30 seconds– Power down ALL MFDs/Sonar modules and remove power to the entire system/Boat.– Wait for at least 30 seconds, then re-apply power to the system and turn on all MFDs and sonar modules– The network should now be able to support multiple network sounders. A simple test is to Press Pages > Settings >

Sonar. There should be both Internal sonars CH1 & CH2 and a menu item called “Use depth & temp data from” like below

Legacy Mode Restore Sonar Default Dual Sonar Capable out of Legacy Mode