Lowrance GeoFence

Unlock GeoFence on Lowrance HDS

Your HDS came from the USA or Canada and now shows “Unit not valid for use in this area”? We make a code that turns it into a global version. You send the request code, we send the code back.

Send a request Where to find the code

Lowrance HDS Settings, System menu with Language set to English (US) and Unit not valid for use in this area error

What GeoFence does

Every HDS sold in North America has it

All HDS models sold in the USA and Canada are GeoFenced: Gen-2, Carbon, Live and Pro. As long as the device is in North America, you will not notice it. Once it leaves, the grey message “Unit not valid for use in this area” stays on the screen and the display is limited:

Charts do not show on the screen

Metric units are not available

English is the only menu language

After the code

What changes on your display

It works with every HDS that has the GeoFence lock. All we need is the request code.

Works in any country

The device gets the global status. The grey message is gone, charts and metric units are back.

Standard language pack

16 languages turn on with the same code: Afrikaans, Danish, German, English (US), English (UK), Spanish, Finnish, French, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish.

Enter it once

The code stays active after a factory reset and after software updates. You do not need a new one later.

Request code

How to find the GeoFence request code

Follow the screens below to open the hidden GeoFence dialog and copy the code your display shows. It takes about a minute.

Step 01

Open Settings, then System

The grey message at the bottom of the screen means the unit is GeoFenced. Start in the System menu.

Lowrance HDS Advanced Settings menu with User interface section

Step 02

Open Advanced

Scroll down the System list and tap Advanced. Then open the User interface section.

Lowrance HDS Advanced Settings, Show geoFence unlock dialog switched ON to reveal Disable GeoFencing

Step 03

Turn on Show geoFence unlock dialog

The switch is off by default, so the menu item stays hidden. Set it to ON and close the window.

Lowrance HDS Settings, System menu with Disable GeoFencing item

Step 04

Tap Disable GeoFencing

Back in Settings, System, a new item appears: Disable GeoFencing. Open it.

Lowrance HDS Disable GeoFencing dialog showing the GeoFence request code

Step 05

Copy the request code

The dialog shows a 10-character request code. Write it down exactly and send it to us with the form.

Lowrance HDS Disable GeoFencing dialog with unlock code entered, ready to enable

Step 06

Enter our code and tap Enable

Type the code we send you into the Unlock code field and tap Enable. The grey message goes away.

Send a request

Send your GeoFence request code

Write your device model and the request code from the Disable GeoFencing dialog. We reply by email or phone.

What we need

Your HDS model and the 10-character request code from the Disable GeoFencing dialog.

How fast

Once we are in touch, your code is ready in 5-10 minutes. We send it by email.

Need a language too?

The standard pack comes with this code. For other languages see the language pack page.

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