Electric connecting the hds sonar and strukture sc

Hello !!

I just bought sonar HDS-8 and Strukture scan LSS-1 and I have some questions about the electrical connection:
A. Photo of power cord Structure scan LSS-1

B. Photos of power cord sonar HDS-8

1. Can two red lines (HDS-8 and LSS-1) I connect together to the battery ?
2. On which wire (of sonar) to install HDS- 8 sonar fuse ?
3. On which wire Structure scan LSS-1 install fuse ?
4. I read somewhere that the yellow wire scan sonar and strukture scan one should connect – whether that’s true.
5. Where install (on which wire) in LSS-1 switch ?
6. Is it true that there are two options for connecting to the sonar HDS with Structure scan LSS-1:
– yellow wire connects the two devices and in the moment if I turn the sonar on they are enclosing strukture scan
– switch is mounted on the wire of strukture scan and it depends on me whether I enabled or disabled

Please for the help and the detailed description of ways podłaczenia of these two devices because I don’t wish corruptions (to burn) of devices.

Thank you very much in advance for your help !!

I would reoomend following the directions that came with the unit

Install the inline fuses on the red wire of both units if
connecting direct to 12v. If connecting to a fuse panel you won’t need to install the inline fuses. Both black wires need to be grounded to the fuse panel or battery.

The blue wire on the LSS-1 is not used. Cut off the end,
fold it back onto the main bundle, and tape it off.

You do have options for powering the LSS-1.
You can power it independent of the HDS by connecting the
yellow wire to a powered switch or you can connect the two
yellow wires together and the LSS will power on when you
turn on the HDS.

If you power the LSS independently you need to tape off the
yellow wire on the HDS power cable.

The data cable wires should be trimmed and taped off if you are not using them. This is the second bundle of wires on the HDS power cable. (Right side of photo “B”)

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I would reoomend following the directions that came with the unit

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Under deck Lowrance user??

Thanks for the replies!
Is this right?
(Will it be good?)

I’ll be able to switch turn on (start) LSS-1?
Thank you very much again for your help and look forward to your reply !

Read this again.

You do have options for powering the LSS-1.
You can power it independent of the HDS by connecting the
yellow wire to a powered switch or you can connect the two
yellow wires together and the LSS will power on when you
turn on the HDS.

If you power the LSS independently you need to tape off the
yellow wire on the HDS power cable.

Make sense?

Option B – that will be fine? (ok?)

I do not understand too well (I do not know too many) into English so please forgive me (remember this) that they do not understand everything (I do not read carefully)

Is this good?

Sorry if my reply was offensive. It was not my intent.

Your option B will work.

Or you could remove the switch completely and connect the 2 yellow wires
together.

Your HDS unit would then be the switch for the StructureScan.

If you remove the switch and connect the two yellow wires together
the StructureScan will always power on when you
power up the HDS-8.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

I think you did good ddorn,it isn’t to hard if you just don’t over think it and follow dir.in manual. the only thing that I think could have been explained better was the yellow yellow conection thing

Sorry but I still have problems to understand the (not quite understand)

Can you draw me to (describe exactly) how to connect the hds and lss-1 so I can switch (button) run (enable) lss-1 when I want.

Will option B is so run (option B will be run) with a switch (switch) scan structure (LSS-1)?

As the connecting pins (wires) to the battery is to enable (start) hds (automatic and switch start (activate) scan structure (LSS-1) when I want (I want it)

Sonar HDS is to run as connecting to the battery and when I press the LSS (run) switch

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Sorry but I still have problems to understand the (not quite understand)

Will option B is so run (option B will be run) with a switch (switch) scan structure (LSS-1)?

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Option B will work and allow you to power the LSS as
needed.

You will have to wire the switch to ground (-).

You should also fuse the wire from the battery to the
switch (3 amp will work)

the best I can do is hook 2 red wires to positive on battery with fuses on each line switch power on/off any way you want, hook up black wires to ground on battery then hook up 2 yellow wires together,(no switchs as this turns LSS1 unit on when HDS unit powers up) seperate and tape off all other wires as they arn’t used. is this better?

Stan

I found these if these help? 2 options.

Once you get them hooked up I would highly recomend Doc Samson HDS and Structure Scan DVD’s

I would hook it up like in the first picture but remove the switch.

Jeremy

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I would hook it up like in the first picture but remove the switch.

Jeremy

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You need to be able to power it on/off somehow so you need a switch or connection to a panel that is switched.

Its how I did mine and it works just fine. You don’t need a switch on the yellow lines when the hds will do it for you. You are basically wasting your money on the switch. If you want to hook the yellow line from the lss-1 to switch. The line coming off the switch then should go to a power source another 12 volt power source.

Jeremy

You replied to “moreyes” not “gregkrak”.

Makes a difference as to which pic. you’re referencing.

Sorry, I don’t ever pay attention to who I reply to, I’ll I know is that I reply and it goes on the bottom. When I meant first picture, I mean the first picture in the whole series of posts.

Jeremy