Lowrance electronic Nautic Insight HDS-5m - Manual (Page 7)

WEATHER WEATHER
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HDS Newly-Defined Expandability Options
Lowrance HDS for 2009 presents a wider range of advanced accessory
options to enhance your on-the-water experience, safety and enjoyment.
High-Definition Weather – Now Adds Inland
Choice to Standard Offshore Coverage!
New LWX-1 SIRIUS ® Satellite Weather/Radio Smart Antenna
Lowrance presents two industry firsts with HDS chartplotters: SIRIUS ® satellite high-res
NOWRad ® weather radar and radio services via an affordable and integrated smart antenna/
module bundle, AND the first SIRIUS ® Inland weather service … in addition to Coastal coverage
… in two special SIRIUS ® U.S. subscription packages!
This compact weatherproof antenna is easy to mount, and provides weather display output to one
or more HDS units via Ethernetworks. Plus a standard 3.5 mm stereo jack easily interfaces with
onboard sound systems when you include radio with your SIRIUS ® subscription for stereo-quality
music and sports including NFL, NASCAR and college football broadcasts.
SIRIUS
® Inland Weather Service Package:
• Weather radar and lightning with full 2 km (1.2 mile) resolution
• 80 nm (92 mile) lightning and radial weather display to 12 nm (13 mile) limit from coasts
• Tabular weather feed with 5-day forecast display
SIRIUS
® Coastal/Offshore Weather Service Package:
• Cross-country weather radar and lightning with full 2 km (1.2 mile) resolution
• Sea-surface temperature with higher resolution
• Tropical storm and storm cell tracks
• Four-day forecast of surface pressure, wave height, wave period and direction
• Tabular weather feed with 5 day forecast
• And more
See page 30 for more details.
Lowrance HDS Features
High-Definition Digital Radar Choices
Advanced Networking
LWX-1
NEP-1
LRA-1800
LRA-2400
LRA-1800 2 kW and LRA-2400 4 kW Radomes
Two choices in Lowrance high-performance digital radar for optimal safety in poor weather or
low-light conditions, with added chart overlay feature, are now easily networked for HDS displays
via Ethernetworks. See page 18 for more details.
Ethernetworks NEP-1 Expansion Port
All HDS models come fully ethernet-ready to share high-speed, high-bandwidth data among all HDS
displays on the boat, including sonar graphs, SIRIUS ® weather/radio and radar. For added growth and
data distribution, there’s an optional ethernet expansion port. See page 31 for more details.
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. See page 28 for more details.
SIRIUS NOWRad ® animated coastal
weather radar