Lowrance HDS16 Carbon No Transducer
Lowrance HDS16 Carbon No Transducer — Product description
Imagine commanding your boat with crystal-clear insights into the depths below, no matter the glare from the sun or choppy waves. The Lowrance HDS16 Carbon delivers that edge for serious anglers chasing trophy fish on open water or tight inland spots. This powerhouse multi-function display packs a 16-inch SolarMAX HD screen that's like having four smaller units fused into one massive canvas, letting you split views for sonar, charts, and radar without sacrificing detail.
Unrivaled Clarity in Any Conditions
The heart of the HDS16 Carbon is its expansive 16-inch widescreen, boasting 1920 x 1080 resolution and LED backlighting tuned for peak performance. SolarMAX HD technology cuts through reflections with anti-glare coatings and superior color reproduction, making it readable even through polarized shades—a game-changer during those high-noon hunts. Whether you're scanning structure in shallow bays or tracking pelagic species offshore, every pixel pulls its weight.
Lightning-Fast Processing for Real-Time Decisions
Dual-core processor muscle means no lag when juggling StructureScan 3D, CHIRP sonar overlays, and live mapping. Redraws happen in a blink, sonar updates flow smoothly, and menu navigation feels as intuitive as your smartphone. Tournament pros love how it handles heavy loads like VesselView Link for engine data or Outboard Pilot autopilot, leaving headroom for tomorrow's tech upgrades.
Dual-Channel CHIRP: See More Fish, Deeper
Run low and high CHIRP channels simultaneously—spot tight schools with high-frequency precision while the low end sweeps wider for distant marks. Paired with Live Network Sonar, you can mirror bow and transom views on one screen, covering blind spots and marking fish before they spook.
StructureScan Integration
Layer StructureScan 3D or HD over CHIRP for 3D imagery of bottom contours and side-facing scans up to hundreds of feet. It's like having eyes underwater, revealing submerged timber, rock piles, or bait balls that traditional 2D sonar misses.
Networked Ecosystem for Total Boat Control
With dual Ethernet ports, NMEA 0183/2000 support, and wireless connectivity, this unit ties into your whole setup. Stream video from cameras, control SonicHub audio, pull SiriusXM weather, or link AIS for collision avoidance. Bluetooth pairs effortlessly with Power-Pole anchors or MotorGuide trolling motors via SmartSteer. The built-in Network Analyzer spots software glitches, and Service Assistant emails diagnostics straight to experts—downtime minimized.
Wireless perks extend to the GoFree app: tweak settings from your phone, grab updates on the fly, or even serve as a secondary display while prepping lines.
Navigation That Keeps You on Target
A 10 Hz GPS antenna locks positions fast, supporting 5,000 waypoints and 200 routes. Basemap gets you started, but upgrade to C-MAP Insight PRO, Navionics+, or custom overlays for contour shading, satellite imagery, and hotspot data. Alarms for shallow water, MOB, and arrival zones add safety layers for night runs or unfamiliar waters.
Rugged Design Built for Marine Life
IPX7 waterproofing, protective bezel, and sun cover shrug off spray and salt. Dual microSD slots handle maps and data logs. Power it with 12V DC (10.8-17V range), and you're set for depths up to 3,500 meters with compatible transducers—not included, so match to your hull and target species.
Sonar specs shine: 40-60kHz low CHIRP for deep water, 130-210kHz medium, plus 455/800kHz for StructureScan. Features like Fish ID, ASP, and Grayline separate targets from clutter effortlessly.
What's Ready to Install
- 16-inch HDS Carbon display unit
- Sun cover and bezel door
- Gimbal bracket with knobs
- Power/NMEA cable, fuse, and holder
- Connector covers for clean installs
Anglers swear by the HDS16 Carbon for its blend of brute power and ease—perfect for big boats where screen real estate translates to bigger catches. Dial in custom splits for your style: quad sonar on one side, charts and engine stats on the other. It's not just gear; it's your unfair advantage on the water.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lowrance HDS-16 CARBON with Basemap mapping no transducer
Model: 000-13734-001- Easy To See: HDS Carbon™ 16 features a massive 16-inch, LED-backlit, multi-touch, SolarMAX™ HD widescreen display that is viewable through polarized sunglasses. Set up a four-panel split on the HDS Carbon 16 and view the equivalent of four, 7-inch panels on one screen. SolarMAX™ HD touchscreen technology produces a wider range of viewing angles and clear visibility in any lighting situation, using a unique balance of high-bright LED backlight, advanced anti-reflective coatings along with superior color accuracy and a boosted high-resolution viewing panel.
- Simple To Use: Unique Lowrance® interface featuring quick-response touchscreen or keypad control, intuitive software, and protective coatings deliver performance in the most rugged on-the-water conditions. Lightning-fast, fingertip access to all HDS Carbon features.
- Dual-Core, High Performance Processor: HDS Carbon employs a dual-core, high performance processor with more than enough agility, speed and power providing faster redraws and quicker response times to easily drive today’s best technology, like StructureScan® 3D, Mercury® VesselView® Link and the Lowrance Outboard pilot. And, it has enough reserve brute strength to drive future high powered fishfinding technologies, too.
- Dual-Channel CHIRP Sonar: Never miss fish targets with two CHIRP frequency channels at the same time low, medium or high. Keep favorite high CHIRP frequency visible for increased target separation close to the bottom or in tight schools and now view the low frequency channel at the same time to cover more of the water column with wider and deeper cone angles.
- Live Network Sonar: Cover more water and mark fish targets more clearly from a network of CHIRP sonar transducers. Watch sonar views from bow-mounted transducer and the in-hull or transom-mounted transducer at the same time on the same display.
- Most Advanced Fishfinder Technology: Simultaneously view CHIRP Sonar with StructureScan® 3D or StructureScan® HD to get the best possible view of fish and structure, below and to the sides of your boat.
- Quickly Make Adjustments: HDS Carbon has a high performance processor that produces lightning quick redraw speeds and faster sonar updates. It easily powers Carbon’s intuitive user-interface that includes scrolling menus, cursor assist, snap-to setting markers and innovative preview panes with quick-touch slider bars.
- Stay Connected: Integrated wireless connectivity with the Lowrance® GoFree® App and other onboard devices, allows you to download software updates and map purchases ? for immediate use ? in addition to viewing and/or controlling the display wirelessly using supported tablets and smartphones.
- Network All Components: Plug-and-play compatibility with Lowrance performance modules, including Broadband Radar, SonicHub®2 Marine Audio, SiriusXM® Marine Weather and audio, Class B AIS and DSC VHF, as well as industry-leading technologies, like Mercury® VesselView® Link, Bluetooth® control of Power-Pole shallow water anchors equipped with the C-Monster Control System and the SmartSteer™ interface, featuring control of MotorGuide® Xi5 trolling motor and the Lowrance® Outboard Pilot.
- Wireless Diagnostic Tools: The Network Analyzer detects devices with out-of-date software, while the Service Assistant allows users to send a detailed report of networked devices to Navico Service for quicker resolution of software/technical issues.
See better than ever before with HDS Carbon™ 16, which combines a massive, ultra-clear SolarMAX™ HD 16-inch display with a new dual core high-performance processer, leading-edge fishfinder technology like Live Network Sonar and the latest advances in integrated wireless service tools. More agility, speed and brute power all in one easy-to-use multi-touch display.
The biggest Lowrance® display ever produced, the HDS Carbon™ 16 features an enormous, 16-inch ultra-clear SolarMAX™ HD multi-touch display — the equivalent of four 7-inch screens. SolarMAX HD screens use high-bright LED backlighting and advanced anti-reflective coatings to create wider viewing angles in any lighting condition and are viewable through polarized sunglasses. Only in HDS Carbon will you find superior color accuracy and a boosted high-resolution viewing panels specifically designed to truly maximize today’s leading sonar. Loaded with dual core high performance processor, HDS Carbon delivers faster redraw speeds and quicker response times for dual-channel CHIRP sonar, Live Network Sonar, StructureScan 3D® and StructureMap™ plus split-screen views showing all this and mapping at the same time; it has enough reserve brute strength to drive future high powered fishfinding upgrades. HDS Carbon brings modern "smartphone-like" comfort with integrated wireless and Bluetooth® connectivity that supports the most advanced marine technology including a Network Analyzer that notifies user when a new software is available, a system Service Assistant that allows user to transmit a detailed report of their electronics network direct to technical advisors for custom hands-on assistance. The most versatile combo available today, HDS Carbon can view and control Mercury® VesselView® Link, be paired with Power-Pole® shallow-water anchors, and control SmartSteer™ trolling motor/outboard motors. An expansive list of safety and entertainment plug-ins are available to complete your network. You can navigate easily with HDS Carbon behind proven Lowrance expertise, a 10 Hz internal GPS antenna, built-in C-MAP, and a multitude of mapping options.
Specifications| Display | |
| Size | 16 in. / 406 mm (16:9) Widescreen |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Type | SolarMAX HD |
| Backlighting | LED With Adjustable SolarMAX™ HD Display and Keypad |
| Sonar | |
| Frequencies | 455/800 kHz (StructureScan® 3D/HD), 40-60kHz, 85-145kHz, 130-210kHz (CHIRP), 50 kHz/83kHz/200kHz (Narrow Band) |
| Depth Alarm | Yes |
| EchoSounder Max Sonar Depth [m] | 3500 |
| Shallow Alarm | Yes |
| Standard Fishfinding Features: COLORLINE™ or GRAYLINE®, ASP™, FishSymbol I.D.™, FishTrack™, and more | Yes |
| Temperature Readings | Yes |
| Networkign Connectors | |
| NMEA 0183 Interface | 1 x RS422 port |
| NMEA Output | NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000® |
| Ethernet | 2 ports |
| Video | Power and Video: Red 10-pin power connector |
| Transducer Port 1 | Blue 7-pin connector for Broadband and CHIRP Sonar |
| Transducer Port 2 | Black 9-pin connector for use with StructureScan® 3D, StructureScan® HD and SpotlightScan™ transducers |
| Wireless Conectivity | Yes |
| GPS Navigation | |
| Routes | 200 |
| Waypoint | 5000 |
| MOB Feature | Yes |
| GPS Alarms | Yes |
| Custom Mapping | Insight PRO by C-MAP, Lake Insight HD by C-MAP, C-MAP MAX-N+, Navionics®+, Navionics Platinum+, Gold and HotMaps® Premium, Fishing Hotspots® PRO and more. |
| microSD Ports | 2 |
| Input Voltage | 12VDC (10.8-17VDC min-max) |
What's in the Box:
- HDS-16 Carbon Display
- HDS-16 CARBON BEZEL CARD DOOR
- HDS-16 CARBON SUNCOVER
- HDS-16 CARBON BRACKET
- Gimbal Bracket Knobs
- POWER/NMEA 0183 CABLE
- Fuse and Fuse Holder
- HDS connector cover
SKU: NVN-1002392
MPN: 000-13734-001
UPC: 9420024160770
Technical specifications
| Brand | Lowrance |
| Model | Lowrance HDS16 Carbon No Transducer |
| SKU / MFR# | 1002392 |
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