THE ELITE 4 HDI ON GOING REVIEW

[Slip Sinker]

Product Description

Lowrance Elite-4 HDI Fishfinder Chartplotter

The Lowrance Elite-4 HDI comes with an accurate built-in GPS that includes a detailed US background basemap, a microSD card slot for map upgrades, and a highly efficient transducer.

Lowrance Hybrid Dual Imaging (HDI) combines the power of two award-winning technologies into a single unit for the best possible views beneath your boat. The Broadband Sounder is excellent for marking fish arches and tracking lure action, plus DownScan Imaging reveals easy-to-understand, picture-like detail of structure and bottom with no interpretation needed. Lowrance's exclusive technology also overlays the DownScan Imaging onto the Broadband Sounder display for one stunning view that separates and clearly exposes fish targets from surrounding structure.

The 4.3" Elite color display with 272H x 480V resolution provides brilliant visibility and clear viewing in all conditions. The highly accurate built-in GPS includes a detailed US background map and a microSD card slot for map upgrades. The microSD card comes inside the larger SD card. Also features TrackBack for accessing multiple pages of sonar history, Advanced Signal Processing, split-screen multi-window display, and a new easier-to-use menu system. Broadband Sounder (83/200 kHz) plus DownScan Imaging (455/800 kHz) for depths to 750' (300' w/DSI). 250W RMS. Includes FREE Lake Insight Pro Cartography with contours and fishing details on inland lakes plus a protective suncover for the Elite-4.

Lake Insight Pro Cartography provides superb U.S. inland lake coverage, including the Great Lakes, with detailed fishing and navigation information. Over 6300 lakes with standard-definition contours and over 2300 lakes with high-definition contours. Plus Enhanced Fishing Hot Spots with more than 200,000 points of interest. All of the lower 48 states on a single card.

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[Slip Sinker]

just ordered the unit and should be recieving by the upcoming weekend and mounted shortly after

[dick tabbert]

Thanks Ken you know I got mine.

[Slip Sinker]

cant wait to do some hands on reviews once i get it setup... cant wait to hear from the tubing end also Dick

[Slip Sinker]

I received the Elite 4 HDI in the mail today and proceeded to test it on the bench and install all of the maps. The unit came with the insight pro map chip so I thought I would test that out straight away. The map chip was very important in the weight of this purchase. It contained a highly detailed map of Houghton Lake just north of my neighborhood that is known to generate trophy panfish. Booted up the unit and …. Nothing… it did not recognize the maps. Looked on line and sure enough there was a updated version of software for the chipset for the sonar. Downloaded the software update and installed it now works flawlessly. I was able to add the plotter easily to insight genesis and download all of my map creations. Cant wait to break this unit in!!!

[dick tabbert]

You know I'll be pumping you for info since your our Lowrance guru.

[Slip Sinker]

lol... let me know if you want help walking through the upgrade and setup.

[dick tabbert]

Yea I will need help for now still waiting on the battery.

[Slip Sinker]

one of the current lake maps i finished topo mapping with my Elite 4 HDI loaded on a micro SD card and GPS precisely places me on the map

[dick tabbert]

Looking good. was the depth lines already there or is it something you added. What is the highlited green areas?

[Slip Sinker]

Dick this was an area of my neighbor lake that was started last year with my jon boat and Elite 7 HDI. the map had large areas of missing contours so i went out with my kayak and Elite 4 HDI (same model as yours) and filled the gaps with depth contours and weed bed data all recorded on the unit uploaded to insight genesis and copied onto the micro SD card then loaded into the unit as a finished map. All the green area are weeds. main river channel of the reservoir is now clearly marked.

[dick tabbert]

I just got the jon boat ready all I need do is hook up the finder and make an attempt at mapping my pond. I may need help mater of fact no maybe about it I will need some help.

[Slip Sinker]

sure... looking forward to it ... there are a couple vids out there that are pretty good. i may be going out tomorow to map a small area north of the bridge ill see if i can put a small video together.