Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product X-15A Lowrance electronic
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To turn this feature on, simply press the 2nd key, then press the "4" key. The paper speed will im- mediately slow down, signifying that the function is enabled. To turn the Alternate Transmit and Print feature off, simply press the 2nd key and then press the "7" key.
INDEX Lower Limit . level whereas the highest value (4) is the strongest level and should be used only when severe noise is present. To use the Discrimination func- tion, simply press the level of noise rejection desired, from 1 to 4, then press the DISC (Discrimi- nation) Key.
resolution. For example, if a 50 ps initial transmitter pulse length is selected, and the Suppressor control is rotated to maximum, the transmitter pulse length would be 850 ps. Returning the Suppressor control to minimum will restore the unit to a 50 ps transmitter pulse length.
1. INTRODUCTION The Lowrance X-15A is a highly sophisticated recording depth sounder. Thanks to a micro-com- puter, the X-1 5A can do more than any other sonar unit in its price range plus many that cost much more.
Feet, Fathoms, Meters The X-1SA will display the depth in feet, fathoms, or meters. Al- though the unit will revert back to the feet mode whenever power is turned off, it is simple to change to any mode you wish by pressing the 2nd key and then 1 for feet, 2nd - 2 for fathoms, and 2nd - 3 for meters.
TRANSDUCER SELECTION Lowrance offers you the choice of transducers With either an 8 de- gree or 20 degree cone angle that will interchange with any of our 192 kHz sonar units. In other words, any Lowrance sonar instru- ment can be used with any Low- rance transducer of the same frequency without retuning of any kind, and no loss of performance.
wheels by reversing the proce- dure used to remove the old one. BE SURE the fingers of the new stylus are pointed UP. 6. Close the front of the case. Latch both catches at the top of the unit. MAINTENANCE NOTE: The stylus may be damaged if it is in front of the pla- ten when the platen assembly is pulled down.
sensitivity in any way. This patented design is exclu- sive with Lowrance. However, with high suppression settings, the graph record becomes coarse and the ability to separate fish from the bottom or from other fish will be decreased. (See Figure 9 &1O.
800' & Below 14 7 RANGE the control too far or it will gray line on the target completely, showing no black, which makes the target difficult to see. - 12 p C At t 4. . a' (t p. /. ,. (• t,a STYLUS REPLACEMENT er fish arches at low speeds and CAUTION — High voltage is pre- sent in the electronic section when the unit is turned on.
12 — -36--- MB —U—I --L'-- —----611--U—l - Figure 13 Example: Change range to 0-80 feet. Press: 8- 0 - LOWER LIMIT The depth will then be displayed. 16-— --——-—— 6--—---- LI0_ -_________ 6M U11-----D-I-— — - Figure 14 Any depth in a multiple of ten (10, 20, 30, 500, etc.
4. Pull out and down on the tab at the top center of the platen assembly to expose the pa- per spools. (See Figure 25.) 5. To remove the full take-up roll and the empty supply spool, press the two metal tabs to- gether on the top of the platen assembly, and pull out and down on the paper retainer.
Figure 20 END-OF-PAPER MARKER The graph paper in the X-1SA has a red line printed at the bot- tom of the paper to signify when there is only 2 to 3 feet before the end of the paper. ZERO ADJUST Occasionally, when changing the stylus or stylus belt, the zero line does not print at the same place near the top of the chart paper.
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