Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product X-40 Lowrance electronic
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X-40 LIQUID CRYSTAL GRAPH INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL ( UTHO IN U.S.A. 988-0105-09 •eLOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC. 12000 E. SKELLY DR., TULSA, OK 74128 PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TRANSDUCER -The element of a sonar system that convertsthe electrical energy from the transmitter Into ultrasonic sound waves. When a return echo strikes the transducer, it converts the sound waves into electrical POWER CONNECTIONS 2 energy which is received and displayed by the sonar unit.
a 60 foot range has zero for the upper limit and 60 for the lower limit. INTRODUCTION REMOTE - An Intelligent "repeater" unit that receives depth information from another sonar unit.
Power Connections TheX-40 operates from a 12 volt battery system. Attach the power cable to an accessory or power buss. If you have problems with electrical interference, then attach the cable directly to the battery. Electrical Interference shows as random dots on the display whenever the boat's engine or an accessory is on.
GLOSSARY ANCHOR WATCH - A selling of the sonar unit's alarm. The alarm activates when the boat drifts into shallower or deeper water than the alarm set points. BACKLIGHTEDAdisplayorkeyboardillUminatedfrombehitX1 byalight. Back-lighted displays and keyboards are essential when night fishing or navigating.
KEYBOARD BASICS This section gives a brief explanation of the keyboard. Read the Operation section for a detailed description of each key's operation. GRAYLINE SET Press this key to adjust the grayline level. DIGITAL SONAR The X-40 is really two sonars in one housing.
BAIT FISH The importance of bait fish to successful fishing can't be over- emphasized. They are the principle food of all game fish In most waters. Baitfish arethe planktonfeeding foragefish, suchas minnows and shad. Bait fish can also be the young of game fish, such as crappies, bluegill, and bass.
DISPLAY INTERPRETATION Now let's look at the display. First, we'll turn on the X-40 by pressing the ON key. The lights will flash for six seconds. The chart scrolls the return echoes across the screen and the digital searches for the bottom depth.
Mostfish don'tspawn unlessthewatertemperature iswithin rather narrow limits. To find the different temperatures, a surface temperature meter, such as the LDT-3000 is a valuable aid to your boat. This unit provides an extremely quick response to identifying the desired surface water spawning temperatures for various species.
of the X-40 including 8CC, Discrimination, and Upper Limit. When other If a partial arch occurs most of the time on your unit (the mark functions are described in this manual, the CLEAR key's operation will be explained in detail. AUTO ____ Turning the X-40 on enables the automatic mode.
11/Vs AUTO When the horizontal bar reaches the far right hand side of the screen, the sensitivity level is at maximum. With high sensitMty settings, a second bottom echo (second echo) may appear. This is normal. It's caused by the returning signal reflecting off the surface of the water.
pick upthe bottom signal, then add in the level you programmed. If desired, you can add sensitivity up to the maximum. To adjust the sensitivity while the X-40 is in the automatic mode, simply press the right arrow key to increase it. Press the left arrow key to decrease the sensitivity.
TRANSDUCERS AND CONE ANGLES The sound waves from the transducer spread out into the water in a cone shaped beam. This looks much like the beam from aflashlight. The angle between the outside edges of the cone is the cone angle. Lowrance offers a choice of transducers with either an 8 or 20 degree cone angle.
LOWER LOWER LIMIT LIMIT To change the lower limit, first make certain the word "AUTO" Is off at thetop ofthescreen. Thisindicatesthat the automatic mode is off. (Note: This also disables the automatic sensitivity function.) If the automatic mode is on, press the AUTO key once to disable It.
121 0 t J PULSE PULSE There isa relationship between resolution and transmitter pulse length. Resolution, in this case, is the ability of a C sonar to separate targets. The shorter the pulse length, the better the sonar's — ability to separate targets.
Ing how to activate the Automatic Bottom Tra Bottom Tracking Is on, press the up or down ar ZONE ALARM section to increment or decreni example, if the window size is currently 20 feet, press the up arrow in the ZONE ALARM section to 30 feet. If the down arrow was pressed, the ',I to 10 feet.
Discrimination desired, (0 through 10). Then press the DISC key. There should be an immediate change in the noise displayed on the screen. Turn Discrimination off by pressing 0,DISC or CLEAR,DISC.
TotumtheZoneAlarm off, pressCLEAR,SHALLOWSET orDEEP SET. All of the Zone Alarm settings will remain in memory until the X-40 is turned off. Pressing eithershallowordeep set keyswill turntheZoneAlarrn back on with the previous settings. I DIGITAL ISHAU.
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