HOW TO DO A
SOFTWARE
RESET
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nowing how to do a
so�ware reset on your Lowrance
unit is a very handy tool. A so�ware
reset basically reverts all your se�ngs back
to factory se�ngs – so your unit is set up
exactly as it was when you first took it out of
its box.
If your device starts ac�ng a bit strange or it
becomes unresponsive, o�en all you need to
do is reset it and it will start working
normally again.
Remember back in the day, when your cell
phone started to act up and you would
remove its ba�ery and put it back in again,
and then your phone would reboot (or reset)
and you could con�nue using it without any
issues? Well the Lowrance so�ware reset
works exactly the same way. It reboots your
Lowrance unit, and removes any changes to
the so�ware (changes to sonar se�ngs, for
example), rever�ng it back to factory
so�ware se�ngs.
An important point to note is that you will
NOT lose any of your saved data - for
example: you will not lose any waypoints,
routes or trails. If you have recently
upgraded your so�ware, your unit will not
revert back to the previous so�ware version
with a so�ware reset. A so�ware reset just
reboots your Lowrance unit and resets your
se�ngs.
DO
NOT
perform a
hardware reset, as
then you will lose ALL
saved data.
If you spent a lot of �me out on
the water during the recent
December holidays and you had some
guests play with your Lowrance unit, there’s
a possibility that they may have messed with
your se�ngs. It might be a good idea to
perform a so�ware reset to ensure that your
unit is set to the ideal factory se�ngs.
It’s very easy to perform
a software reset:
1. Turn your unit off
2. Hold down the PAGES bu�on (the bu�on
with the two white squares)
3. Do not remove your finger from the pages
bu�on
4. Press the power bu�on once (do not hold
it down)
5. Wait un�l you hear a two-tone beep
6. Only once you have heard the two-tone
beep can you remove your finger from the
pages bu�on
You will know that the so�ware reset has
completed if the “select language” box
appears on your screen. If your unit restarts
as it usually would, then perform the
so�ware reset again.
If you have a much older unit, it might
require a different so�ware reset. Feel free
to phone our technical manager (John
Minnie) at our head office to ask him about
how to perform a so�ware reset on your
specific Lowrance unit.