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
- Insight USA features both inland and coastal mapping
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
- Expanded new 2-year limited warranty
DISPLAY
| Display Size | 8.4 in \ 213 mm |
| Display Resolution | 600 x 800 (H x W) |
| Display Type | 16-bit color Super 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 | 10.6 in \ 269 mm |
| Height | 7.8 in \ 197 mm |
| Depth | 3.7 in \ 94 mm |
POWER
OTHER
| Memory Card Capable | Two SD/MMC memory card slots |
| Other Features | Broadband Sounder technology, ethernet networking, optional SIRIUS
Satellite Weather/Radio, FlyWheel™ scroll dial and new
2-year limited warranty |
- 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
- HDS-8 Display
- Internal GPS antenna
- Insight USA charts
- Power cables
- Bracket mount
- Flush mount kit
- Owner's manual
* Transducer not included with this version. Please see other HDS-8 units if transducer is required.
