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.4 Z-9500 INSTALLATION/OPERATION MANUAL LITHO IN U.S.A. 988-0119-26 EAGLET4 PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor.
Copyright © 1990,1991.1992, Eagle Electronics. All rights reserved. WARNING! USE THIS LORAN RECEIVER ONLY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION. A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION This loran receiver, (like all loran navigation equipment) will show the shortest, most direct path to a waypoint.
SONAR TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . 1 MOUNTING - DISPLAY UNIT . 1 POWER CONNECTIONS 1 TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS 3 NOISE 3 MOUNTING - ELC-1 LORAN MODULE 4 KEYBOARD 5 DISPLAY- General 6 SONAR OPERATION .
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INTRODUCTION The Z-9500 represents one of the best values in sportfishing sonar today. It rivals other combination sonar/loran units costing much more in features and performance. The 2-9500 offers easy-to-use operation at the touch of a button. The wide screen shows the underwater worki with high resolution and detail.
The power cable has three wires; red, white, and black. Red is the positive lead, black is negative or ground. Attach the in-line fuse holder to the red lead as close to the power source as possible. For example, if you have to extend the power cable to the battery or power buss, attach the fuse holder to the battery or power buss.
No other adjustments are required once the cable is connected. The Z- 9500 automatically sends NMEA information out the white wire once it acquires and "locks on" to the stations. TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS The Z-9500 has dual frequency capability.
Noise typically shows on the sonar display. If interference begins at slow boat speeds and gets worse as the speed increases, then the probable cause is acoustic noise or cavitation. This noise is not electri- cal, but is caused by air bubbles passing over the face of the trans- ducer.
KEYBOARD The keyboard has keys arranged in two vertical columns. The keys in the left column are used for loran selections. The keys in the right column pertain to the basic sonar functions. The MENU key in the bottom right corner of the keyboard activates the first menu page.
PLOT - This enables the Iorans plotter function. WAYPOINT SAVE - This feature gives you more waypoint saving options. WAYPOINT RECALL - This key is used to recall waypoints from memory.
When the Z-9500 is first turned on, the display will appear similar to the one on the previous page. The digital bottom depth is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. The word "AUTO" in the upper center of the display indicates the sonar's automatic feature is on.
The sensitivity menu has up and down arrows, plus a vertical bar graph. The graph gives a visual indication of the sensitivity level. A number beneath the down arrow also shows the sensitivity level. There are 32 steps of sensitivity. To increase the sensitivity level, press the key adjacent to the menu's up arrow on the left side of the unit.
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CHART SPEED The rate echoes scroll across the screen is called the chart speed. To change it, first press the CHART SPEED key. The chart speed menu appear on the left side of the screen. Increase the chart speed by pressing the key adjacent to the up arrow or decrease it by pressing the key adjacent to the down arrow.
To change the range while the unit is in automatic, press the RANGE/ ZOOM key. The screen shown below appears. Next, press the key adjacent to the "Range" label. The screen shown below appears. Now press the key adjacent to the up arrow to decrease the range or the key adjacent to the down arrow to increase it.
RANGE- Manual The Z-9500 gives you more control over the range when it's in the manual mode. Both the lower and the upper limit are adjustable. To change the range, first make certain the Z-9500 is in the manual mode. If necessary, press the AUTO key to switch to the manual mode.
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the right side screen. All targets on the left are shown twice the size of the ones on the right. After the menus are cleared, the bottom of the left screen shows the words "2X ZOOM". A vertical bar in the center of the screen shows the area of the right side echoes that are zoomed on the left.
The second zoom method lets you shift the zoom window bar in one- MEDITERRANEAN SEA LORAN-C CHAIN GRI 7990 REGIONAL MANAGER COMMANDER, COASTGUARD ACTIVITIES EUROPE, LONDON, UK CHAN MANAGER COMMANDER. COASTGUARO ACTIVITIES EUROPE, LONDON, UK COORDINATOR OF CHAIN OPERATIONS LOCATION: LORSTA SELLIA MARINA.
2X SPUT SCREEN BOTTOM TRACK SPLIT. Pressing the key corresponding to the Split menu separates the screen into two parts. The 2x Zoom Bottom Track displays on the left side, normal echoes scroll across the right side of the screen. The left side tracks the bottom, keeping ft on the display at all times, zoom- ing all echoes at the same time.
Select Function Audio Alarm Off Zone Alarm ttom Alarm Fish Alarm On I I a To adjust the zone alarm bar, first press the key next to the Adj. label. The menus shown at the top of the next page appears. To adjust the top of the bar shallower or deeper, press the key adjacent to the up or down arrow in the Upper menu.
Pressing the keys adjacent to this label moves the top of the zone alarm bar up or down. To turn the Zone Alarm off, return to the Zone Alarm menu, then press the key adjacent to the "OFF" label.
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SHALLOW ALARM DEPTh ENTRY MENU FISH ALARM To use the Fish Alarm, first make certain the Fish ID feature is on. Now press the ALARM key. Next, press the key adlacent to the "Fish Alarm On" label. This enables the Fish Alarm. Every time the Z-9500 displays a fish symbol on the screen, a tone sounds.
Audio Alarm On/Off When the Z-9500 is first turned on, the audio alarm (speaker) is auto- matically enabled. This is shown by a note symbol at the top of the screen. To turn the speaker off, press the ALARM key. Next, press the key adjacent to the "Audio Alarm Off" label to turn the audio off.
CHART FREQUENCY The Z-9500 operates from 50 or 192 kHz, either independently or simultaneously. The sonar unit comes with a 192 kHz transducer, other optional transducers are available. See the transducer diagram on page 3 for single or dual transducer connections.
The frequency in use will also be displayed at the bottom of the screen. NOTE: The 192 kHz frequency for both the chart and digital sonar is enabled when the Z-9500 is turned on for the first time. For more information about the digital sonar frequency, please read the "Digital Sonar section.
Press the key next to the Left label to adjust the sensitivity and Grayline®on the left side of the screen. Press the key next to the Right label to do the same on the right side of the screen. SURFACE CLARITY CONTROL (5CC) The markings extending from the "0" line can extend many feet below the surface.
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NOTE: Discrimination is not available when the ASP feature is on. To change the level of Discrimination, first turn the ASP feature off. The Discrimination menu doesn't show unless the ASP feature is off. Clear There are 10 levels of Discrimination available on the Z-9500.
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both the Fish I.D. mode and without to become more familiar with the Fish l.D. feature. To turn the Fish l.D. feature on, first press the MENU key. Next, press the key adjacent to the "Turn Fish-l.D. On" label. The menu immedi- ately disappears and the sonar screen returns.
DIGITAL DISPLAYS The Z-9500 can display the depth, speed, surface water temperature, distance log, and loran position data on the upper left portion of the screen. (Requires optional ST-T speed/temperature sensor.) When it's first turned on, only depth displays.
DIGITAL DEPTH DISPLAY When the Z-9500 is turned on for the first time, the digital depth display is located at the top left corner of the screen. This display comes from a separate digital sonar built into the Z-9500. It displays only the bottom depth.
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Press the key adjacent to the desired speed label. For example, it you wish to display the speed in knots, press the key adjacent to the "Speed in knots" The Z-9500 reverts to the sonar display after the key is pressed. SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION The speedometer display can be calibrated to accurately show the boat's speed.
Z-9500 SONAR SPECIFICATIONS the opposite direction. Again calculate your actual speed. Now add Z-9500 Dimensions . 6.6"H x 8.8"W x 3.9"D Input Voltage 10- 15 vDC Current 750 ma (lights off) 850 mz (lights on) Transmitter Frequency 192 & 50kHz Output Power 2500 watts (peak-to-peak) (typical) 312 watts (RMS) Display Size 3.
Press the key adjacent to the "Temp Disp. On" label to turn the tern- b. Attach the Z-9500's power cable directly to the battery perature display on. The screen will clear and begin scrolling echoes across the display. The digital temperature can be seen in the upper left corner of the screen.
INTERFERENCE SOURCES or BAD RECEPTION Se 1 ect Funct ion Land Sources: 1. Military installations. (High power transmitters in the loran band.) 2. Hydro-electric plants. (Dams) 3. High voltage power lines. These radiate noise at high levels. 4. Storms.
label causes the unit to display your current latitude/longitude on the sonar screen. Other menu selections let you display distance and bearing to a waypoint, turn the navigation displays on or off. After pressing the desired feature, the Z-9500 returns to the sonar screen.
UNLOCK STATIONS To "Unlock" the station(s), first press the MENU key, then press the key adjacent to the "Change Setup" label. Now press the key adjacent to the "More" label until the "Unlock Stations" menu appears.
SPEAKER VOLUME The speaker volume is adjustable. You can make it louder so you can hear alarms or the "beep" each time you press the key in noisy sur- roundings. Or you can turn it down in quiet situations. To adjust the speaker volume, press the MENU key.
the position screen to see if ASF's are in use. The letters "ASF" appear next to the latitude/longitude display on the position screen when ASPs are in use. JUMP AND LOCK All loran receivers have to lock onto the third cycle of the signal trans- miffed from the stations.
DEPTH LINES The Z-9500 can print depth lines across the screen to make it easier for you to determine a target's depth. - _I Depth Lines TD ASF CORRECTION To change the ASF using the TD offset method, press the key adjacent to the "Set TO Offset" label on the ASF menu.
"Set LatlLong ASP' label. The screen shown above appears. Now enter the exact latitude/longitude for your position. Remember to enter a zero at the beginning of the longitude if it's less than 100 degrees. The screen below appears after the last longitude number is entered.
The 2-9500 lets you measure the water depth from the surface to the bottom with the Positive Keel Offset feature. It works by adding the depth of the transducer to the bottom depth.
ASE Correction Loran signals are affected by the terrain they travel over. Plains, lakes, mountains, and cities affect the signal and they each affect it in different ways. This effect is called the additional secondary phase factor, or ASF. It's usually factored in when a loran chart is made.
DIGITAL SONAR FREQUENCY SELECT The Z-9500's digital has the capability of using the 192 kHz or 50 kHz frequency. Please note that the frequcency used by the digital can be different than that used by the chart. Changing the digital's frequency doesn't affect the chart's frequency at all.
LORAN ALARMS SiFT AUTOJ 0 The Z-9500 has two loran alarms. One is an arrival alarm that sounds 50kHz Digital 50KHZ when you come within a preset distance to a waypoint. The other is a Sonar 12 C.D.l. alarm that sounds when you move off course more than the alarm's set point.
tion to waypoints and routes are cancelled. Now press the key adja- cent to the Preset label to continue. The screen will clear and the message "System Powering Up. Please Wait" may appear for a few seconds. Then the Z-9500 will start scrolling echoes across the screen, and all features will return to their factory settings.
SEL. START (JAYPOINT ROUTE: LONG Down L ; :: I I This screen shows the first seven waypoints in your route. Select the waypoint in the route that you want to travel to first. The Z-9500 will show navigation information to that waypoint, then switch to the next waypoint in the list and so on until all of the waypoints on the list have been reached.
IMPORTANT SERVICE INFORMATION! This is the waypoint selection menu. It lets you pick the waypoints to be If your unit is not working, or if you need technical help, please use the following troubleshooting section before contacting a service center or the factory customer service department.
nI ABCOE MH I S K MNOPQ STuvw ______ 'fZO 12 45678 . • This is the "Name Route" menu. A box surronds the letter "0" in the middle of the screen. Using the keys adjacent to the "Left" and "Right" arrows, move the box to the letters or numbers that you need to spell the route's name.
display a fish arch, it has to be able to receive the fish's echo from the time it enters the cone until. it leaves. If the sensitivity is not high enough, the unit displays the fish only when it is in the center of the cone. 3. Use the Zoom feature.
View and Go To Waypoint The View and Go To Waypoint menu lets you select the waypoint you wish to recall from the list of waypoints. To use this menu, first press the Waypoint Recall key, then press the key next to the "View/Go To Waypt" label.
Select Function 4kJJ ciaIrAema tt'zujjiI Dest. Waypt Nun. I H—1 Clear Enter Destination Waypoint Use this menu when you know the The screen shown below appears "Dest.
Now simply press the key(s) adjacent to the waypoint number that you wish to assign the position. For example, if you want to assign the position at the top of the screen to waypoint number one, press the key next to the "1" label, then press the key next to the "Enter label.
LORAN TABLE OF CONTENTS key adjacent to the "More0 label, then pressing the key next to the "GO LORAN - GENERAL .55 ACCURACY 5S hOW LORAN-C WORKS .56 GETflNG STARTED - INALlZATl0N .............. 57 INITIAL POSFION ONLY 57 GRIONLY 58 PRESENT POSITION AND CR1 INITLALIZAflON 58 HOW TO INITIALIZE THE LORAN .
Waypt Lat/Long: This sections covers the Z-9500's loran operation. The ELC-1 loran module must be attached to the Z-9500 for position data. r Use Position CI I If you are east of Greenwich, England (east longitude), press the key adjacent to the EAST/WEST label.
HOW LORAN-C WORKS The Loran system consists of three to six transmitter stations. These are called a "chain." The letter "M" designates the master station inside the chain. The other stations in the chain are the secondaries. Their names are V, W, X, Y, and Z, although not all chains have five second- ary stations.
Saving Present Position as a Waypoint (Save As #) To save your present position using this feature, first press the Waypoint Save key. The menu shown below appears. Now press the key adjacent to the "SAVE AS #" label. The Z-9500 stores your present position under the waypoint number shown on the label.
tion. This is the most automatic initialization format. It requires only the appears.To select a radius, simply press the key adjacent to the up or entry of the present position from the operator. You don't have to know which stations are best or the CR1 to use the initial position only startup.
Clear Plot Trail The "Clear Plot" label clears the solid track line. The plotter will con- tinue to draw your track after this key is pressed, however the location of your present position w.
Initi. Pos II 32°OO.OO' U 80000.00 r East/West Long. : c::r1051tb0h1 I I ________ N 1NMI ©. sOs'&- Il.'JYPT* I I IBRO IDTG tiKl:iiii S I •STEER I If you are east of Greenwich, England (east longitude), press the key adjacent to the "East/West Long.
depth is displayed at the top of the screen. To the left of the water depth is the plot radius menu. This menu displays the current plot radius (The distance from the center to the outer edge of the circle.) To change the plotters radius, simply press the key adjacent to the up or down arrow in the "PLOT RADIUS" menu.
CHANGE GRI Use this function if you don't know your position. You will need to know both the proper SRI and stations to use. The Z-9500 will calculate your present position using the chain you select. See the charts in the back of this manual for the proper chain and stations to use in your area.
This screen shows all navigation information to a waypoint in digital numbers. To display this screen, press the MENU key while the Z-9500 is in the loran mode. Now press the key adjacent to the "Nay. Display" label. The following screen appears.
SELECT BOTH INITIAL POSITION AND CR1 As described earlier, using both the position and GAl can help the Z- 9500 find and lock onto the loran stations faster. This should allow it to display a position quicker. However, the unit may switch from automatic to manual if a non-preferred GRI is selected.
STEERING DISPLAY - FULL DATA MODE To determine if you need to select stations, watch the indicator in the The steer indicator display shows steering, cross track error, distance and bearing to a waypoint. A waypoint must be saved and recalled to use this display.
AUTOMATIC and MANUAL MODES "PHI" appear. RALT appear if the unit is in the alternate mode. Fix The Z-9500's Loran has both automatic and manual modes. This means the unit will select the stations to use when it's in automatic. You must select the stations when ifs in the manual mode.
POSITION DISPLAY - FULL DATA MODE The position display shows GRI in use, water depth (DEPTH), TO's for all stations in the chain, station status, SNR: for each station, present position (in latitude/longitude), automatic or manual mode indicator, pri- mary or alternate solution indicator, and fix quality.
SHOW TD'S effect. Now press the key adjacent to the "Show True Brgs." label. The The Z-9500 shows either latitude/longitude or time differences (TD's) on most screens. To switch between latitude/longitude and TD's, first press the MENU key, then press the key adjacent to the "CHANGE SETUP" label.
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