Bottom Line Fishin' Buddy 2202 User manual

Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202
Operations Manual
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Introduction 3
Getting Started 4
How to Install the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How to Attach the Mounting Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Buddy Functions and Features 7
POWER ON AND OFF, DEMO MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Set and Adjust Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fishing with the Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202 13
How Your Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202 Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Reading the Bottom Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Finding Fish with the SideFinder® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ice Fishing 18
Accessories and Replacement Parts 18
Maintenance 19
If You Are Having Problems 20
Specifications 23
BottomLine® One-Year Limited Warranty 24
BottomLine® Service Policy 25
Figures and Illustrations
Fishin’ BuddyTM with Battery Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mounting Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Fishin' BuddyTM 2202 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SONAR beam (cross-section) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fishin’ BuddyTM transducer at end of shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SideFinder® coverage near steep and mild shorelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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GOLDEN RULES FOR CONSERVATION
At BottomLine®, we’re committed to the protection and improvement of our fragile fishing
environment, but we need your help. Here’s what you can do:
• Release predator fish. Keep panfish for the table, but larger predators, such as bass, pike
and walleye, are critical to a balanced fishery. Handle fish gently and release them
carefully into the areas from which they were caught.
• Keep your trash. Don’t discard old fishing line or other debris into the water or on the
grounds around it.
• Report polluters. If the water looks or smells odd, or dying fish are visible, contact the Fish
and Game immediately.
• Turn in poachers. Contact enforcement officers when you see a violation. Some Fish and
Game departments offer toll free hotlines for citizens’ use.
• Respect waterfront property owners. Be quiet in the early morning and careful when
casting lures around moored boats and boat docks.
• Share information. Teaching others how to fish responsibly is a great gift to mankind.
• Monitor government. Write state and local legislators about your environmental concerns.
Ask for their positions and track legislative actions on these issues.
• Study the facts. Don’t support a cause without examining both sides. Be wary of groups
manipulating information for self-serving interests.
• Encourage others. If you agree with our stand on conservation, share these points with
other sportsmen and encourage them to follow our Golden Rules for Conservation.
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of the BottomLine® Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202! You now own one of
the world's most portable fishfinders, with completely self-contained electronics offering
BottomLine’s advanced high-clarity bottom graph plus water temperature to let you make the
most out of your boating and fishing experience. Using the Buddy is easy and fun. Just attach the
C-clamp mounting bracket to your favorite boat, canoe, dinghy or even to a dock, and then start
fishing. The Buddy is an ideal tool for ice fishing and float tubing as well.
Before installing your Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202, please make sure that the following parts are included
in your installation kit:
• Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202 display unit with transducer.
• C-clamp mounting bracket.
• Directional handle.
• This Operations manual and warranty card.
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GETTING STARTED
The Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202 is easy to use:
1. Install fresh batteries.
2. Attach directional handle (used to position Buddy for different viewing angles).
3. Plug transducer cable into the back of the display unit.
4. Attach the mounting bracket to a stable surface.
5. Slide the Buddy into the bracket.
Then press the power button and start fishing!
HOW TO INSTALL THE BATTERIES
The Buddy requires six alkaline "AA" size batteries (not included) for operation. For easiest battery
installation, lay the Buddy down on a flat surface, with the open battery compartment facing upward
as shown. Place the batteries in the battery holder following what is shown in the holder itself. Then
place the battery holder in the compartment and close the lid, making sure to lock it tightly.
Fishin’ Buddy™ with battery compartment
Battery compartment
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When the batteries are fully spent (no longer can hold a charge), the screen will clear and the word
BATTERY will be displayed for 10 seconds before the Buddy will turn itself off.
CAUTION: Always remove discharged batteries promptly and before periods of storage to prevent
potential damage due to battery acid leakage. Failure to do so may void your warranty.
HOW TO ATTACH THE MOUNTING BRACKET
The Buddy unit should be mounted where it will be most visible and accessible. There are two
ways to attach the Buddy mounting bracket: the built in C-clamp mounting bracket or the four
permanent mounting slots in the base. The mounting slots accept 1/4" screws or bolts (not
included). Use the following information when considering a mounting location:
• The Buddy's transducer will not work when it is not in the water.
• Turbulent water or water filled with air bubbles can cause interference or prevent the
transducer from operating.
Mounting Bracket
C-clamp
Pivot adjustment knob
Permanent
mounting slots
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The C-clamp mounting bracket is the most versatile and portable way to mount the Buddy to
your boat. Loosen the C-clamp by turning it counter-clockwise and then place the bracket
around the gunnel or transom, resting it on the top surface (or as far down as possible). Then
tighten the C-clamp by hand.
CAUTION: Do not over-tighten the C-clamp, as permanent damage may occur. If the mounting bracket
is not stable after tightening by hand, try repositioning the bracket.
Start fishing!
The Fishin' Buddy is designed to run automatically with just a press of the power button. To get
the most out of your Buddy, read the next section on functions and features.
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BUDDY FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES
The best way to get familiar with your Buddy is to power-up in demo mode and start pressing
buttons. You will not hurt anything by doing so, but you may lose or change some settings
accidentally. Don't worry. Your Buddy has a reset feature that restores everything back to
factory settings.
POWER ON AND OFF, DEMO MODE
POWER ON - Press and release the POWER button.
DEMO MODE - While powering on the Fishin' Buddy 2202, keep the POWER button pressed until
the words SIMULATOR and REAL appear on the screen. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move
the fish symbol in front of your selection, then press the MENU button to continue.
POWER OFF - Press and hold the POWER button until the display is blank.
NOTE: The Fishin’ BuddyTM 2202 remembers your previous settings every time you power it on again
(this does not happen in demo mode).
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SET AND ADJUST FEATURES
After power-up, features can be adjusted using the following procedure:
1. Press the POWER-MENU button to display feature adjustments.
2. Press the UP or DOWN button to find the feature you want to adjust.
3. Press the POWER-MENU button to select the feature you want to adjust.
4. Press the
UP or DOWN button to adjust the feature (see specific instructions below for Range
and Depth Alarm).
5. Press the POWER-MENU button to restore the normal display.
TIP: When no menu is displayed, press and hold the UP or DOWN button to freeze the graph.
CONTRAST - Contrast is the darkness or lightness of the display. Both your viewing angle and the
ambient temperature affect the contrast.
CAUTION: Facing the screen toward the sun for extended periods may cause the display to reach its
upper temperature limit and become black. If this occurs and you cannot adjust it lighter, immediately
cover the screen or turn it away from the sun.
LIGHT - The Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202 has a display backlight for use when there is not enough
daylight to view the screen. The backlight also generates heat and can be used to help warm the
display in cold weather.
GAIN - The gain control sets the graph's overall sensitivity to echoes. Generally, a higher gain
number means that more fish and structure are shown. Lowering the gain may help reduce
interference caused by trolling motors and other sources of noise.
TIP: Use as much gain or as little gain as you want, but remember that the bottom depth readout may
not work under all settings.
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SCC - The Surface Clutter Control reduces undesirable signals on the graph. Such signals may
include surface clutter (created by turbulence around the transducer), thermocline, air bubbles,
algae bloom, etc. Turn on SCC if these signals inhibit the display of the bottom.
NOTE: Turning on the surface clutter control may inhibit shallow-water bottom readings.
ICE - The ice fishing mode control overrides the screen clutter control and increases the gain
significantly to help display smaller objects. Although this improves the picture in most ice fishing
situations, it may increase clutter and is normally turned off for other types of fishing.
RANGE - The bottom range control allows you to set how deep the bottom graph will display. The
bottom range is displayed in the upper-right corner of the graph.
In automatic mode, the Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202 sets the graph range to graph from the water surface
down to just below the bottom.
A- This symbol in the upper-right corner of the display indicates automatic range mode.
You may want to set the range manually if the bottom reading becomes unreliable or if you are
only interested in seeing the top portion of the water. In this case, the Asymbol will disappear
indicating that you set the range yourself.
In bottom-tracking mode, the Fishin’ Buddy™ 2202 sets the range to graph the 10 ft (3 m) of water
just above the bottom. This zoomed-in graph is useful for determining bottom features and for
marking fish lying close to the bottom.
B - This symbol in the upper-right corner of the display indicates bottom-tracking mode.
• Operation: Press and release the UP or DOWN button to select automatic or bottom-
tracking mode, or press and hold UP or DOWN to set a manual range.
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