Eagle Z-9500 User manual

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Z-9500
INSTALLATION/OPERATION
MANUAL
LITHO IN U.S.A. 988-0119-26 EAGLET4
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Copyright
©1990,1991.1992, Eagle Electronics.
All rights reserved.
WARNING!
USETHIS LORANRECEIVER ONLYASAN AIDTONAVIGATION.
ACAREFULNAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ONONLYONEMETHOD
TOOBTAINPOSITION INFORMATION.
CAUTION
This loranreceiver,(likeall loran navigation equipment) will showthe
shortest,
mostdirectpath toawaypoint. Itprovides navigation datato
thewaypointregardless ofobstructions. Therefore, theprudent navi-
gator
willnotonlytakeadvantage ofallavailable navigation toolswhen
travelling
to a waypoint,
butwill also visuallychecktomakecertaina
clear,safepath
tothewaypoint isalways available.
NOTICE!
MAKECERTAIN THELORANIS DISPLAYING THECORRECTPO-
SITIONIN LATITUDE/LONGITUDE COORDINATES BEFORENAVI-
GATINGWITH THIS UNIT. THE POSITION MUSTBE CORRECT
FORTHENAVIGATION FEATURES TOWORKPROPERLY.
Features andspecifications subject tochange withoutnotice.
Alldisplayscreens inthismanual aresimulated.
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SONARTABLEOFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.1
MOUNTING
-DISPLAY UNIT.
1
POWER CONNECTIONS 1
TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS 3
NOISE 3
MOUNTING
-ELC-1 LORANMODULE 4
KEYBOARD 5
DISPLAY- General 6
SONAR OPERATION 7
AUTOMATIC 7
SENSITIVITY 7
GRAYUNB 8
CHARTSPEED 10
RANGE 10
RANGE-Automatic 10
RANGE-Manual 12
ZOOM 13
ZOOM-BottomTrack 15
SONAR ALARMS 16
ZONEALARM 16
BOTTOMALARM 18
FISHALARM 20
AUDIOALARMON/OFF 21
Note:Thisisan"Unofficial-Preliminary Coverage Diagram". Coverage MENU
wascomputed using
conservatIve estimates ofstation
range limits CHART FREOUENCY 22
atmospheriCnoise, andgrid geometry. CHARTDUALFREQUENCY OPERATION 23
SURFACE CLARITYCONTROL (SCC) 24
DISCRIMINATION 25
ASP 26
FISH I.D 27
DIGITAL DISPLAYS 29
DIGITAL DEPTH DISPLAY 30
SPEEDOMETER 31
SPEEDOMETERCALIBRATION 32
TEMPERATURE 33
DISTANCELOG 34
LORANDISPLAY 35
CHARACTERSIZE 36
TENTHS 37
SPEAKER VOLUME 38
DISPLAY CONTRAST 28
LIGHT
DEPTH UNES 40
KEELOFFSET 40
NEGATIVEKEELOFFSET 40
POSITIVE KEELOFFSET 41
SYSTEM INFORMATION 42
TURN AUTOMATIC/DIGITALON/OFF 43
DIGITALSONAR FREQUENCYSELECT 44
MEMORY-PRESET 45
FISH ARCHES 46
SONAR TROUBLESHOOTING 48
LORANOPERATION 53
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LORAN-C
NORTH CENTRAL U.S. CHAIN (NOCUS)
GRI 8290
DRAFT
ApproximateUmitsof Coverage-- 1:3SNRand
1/4NM FixAccuracy(95%2dRMS),Noise53db
HAVRE, MT
BAUDE1TE, MN
GILLETTE,WY
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC
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INTRODUCTION
The Z-9500represents one of thebest values in sportfishing sonar
today. Itrivals othercombination sonar/loran unitscostingmuchmore
in featuresand
performance. The2-9500offerseasy-to-use operation
atthetouchofabutton. Thewidescreenshowstheunderwaterworki
with high resolution and detail. It also displaysdigital depth, boat
speed,surface watertemperature,and distance travelled (distance
log).
Although theZ-9500has many featuresand functions,
the"soft key"
menu systemmakes it easyto use. Aboveall, don't be afraidtotry
differentfeatures and functionson
theunit. Youcan'thurtitbypress-
ingbuttons!
Readthismanual andtakeitwithyouthefirst fewtimesyou useyour
unit. Itmakes a
greatreferenceshould you need it.
MOUNTING -DISPLAY UNIT
InstalltheZ-9500 in any convenient location,,providedthere is clear-
Note:Thisisan
"Unofficial-Preliminary Coverage Diagram". Coverage ancebehind theunitwhenitistiltedforthe
bestviewingangle. Holes
wascomputed using conservative estimates ofstation range limits, in thebracket baseallowwoodscrew orthrough-bolt mounting. You
atmospheric noise, andgrid geometry. mayneedto place apieceof plywood ontheback ofthin fiberglass
panels
tosecure the
mounting hardware, Makecertainthereisenough
roombehind theunittoattach the
powerandtransducercables.
The smallest holethat will passonepowerortransducer
plug is one
inch. After the hole is drilled, pass the transducerconnector up
through
thehole
first,thenpassthe
powercabledown throughit.
Afterthe cables have been routed, fill the hole with a good marine
sealingcompound. Offsetthebracket tocoverthemajority
ofthehole.
POWER CONNECTIONS
The Z-9500works from atwelve-volt battery system only. You can
attach thepower cable
toanaccessory orpowerbuss,howeverifyou
haveproblems withelectrical interference, thenattachthepower
cable
directly
tothe
battery. Ifthecableisnotlongenough,splice
#18gauge
wireontoit.
Requires optionalST-T
Speed/Temperaturesensor.
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Thepowercable has threewires; red,white, and black. Red is the
positive
lead, blackisnegative orground. Attachthein-linefuseholder
totheredleadasclosetothe
power
sourceas possible. Forexample,
ifyou haveto extendthepowercableto the batteryorpowerbuss,
attachthefuse holdertothebattery orpowerbuss. This will protect
both theunit and thepowercableinthe eventofa short. The white
wireisforaNMEA interface. TheZ-9500sendsdata foranautopilot
or other electronicnavigation devices through this wire. Ifthewhite
wireisnot
used,tapetheendsothatitcannotshort.
ToconnectadevicetotheZ-9500's NMEA output,attachashielded,
twistedpaircablefromtheautopilot's NMEA intput
tothewhitewireon
theZ-9500's
powercable. Solder theground conductorofthetwisted
pair and the shieldto the black wire on the powercable. Do not
connecttheshield totheautopilot. Seetheotherdevice'smanual for
morewiringinstructions.
TheELC-1 supplied withthe2-9500hasan
external groundlug.This is
useful if you have noise problems or if you're in an area with low
signals. See page 103 forwiringinstructions.
LORAN-C
GREATLAKES CHAIN DRAFT
GRI 8970
•TRANSMIUER
o CONTROL
*MONITOR
TO"P"
CONNECTOR
TOsPEED/TEMP SENSOR
(NOTINCLUDED)
SPUCEANDTAPE Fuse
NMEAINPUT
ApproximateLimitsof Coverage-- 1:3SNR
and
LEGEND: 1/4NM Fix
Accuracy (95%2 dRMS), Noise53db
2
M DANA
W MALONE
X SENECA
V BAUDE1TE
2 BOISE CITY
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Nootheradjustments arerequiredoncethecableisconnected.TheZ-
9500 automatically sendsNMEA information outthewhitewireonce it
acquires and"locks on"tothestations.
TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS
TheZ-9500hasdualfrequencycapability. Itcan operateat50or192
kHz,separately, oratthesametime. Theconnectiondiagram below
showsthe
proper
methodtoattachthe
transducerstotheZ-9500. See
1. thetransducer owner'smanual fortransducerinstallation instructions.
Ifdualfrequency operation is
desired, a50kHz
transducerandtheMY-
2transducer adapter cablemustbe
purchased
separtately.
NOISE
Minimize electrical noise
by routing thepowercable awayfrom other
possible sources of electrical interference. Oneof the largestnoise
generators isthe engine'swiring hamess. For bestresults,keepthe
power, loran module, and transducercables away from theengine
wiring. Bilgepumps
and
their
wiring
canalsoradiate
noise,
sokeep
the
cables away fromthem, ifpossible.
VHFradioantennas and cables radiate RFenergy
athighpower
levels.
Note:This isan"UnofficialpreliminaryCoverage Diagram". Coverage It isimportant tokeeptheZ-9500's cables away
fromthem,also.
was
computed using
conservative estimates ofstation range limits, __________________________________________________________
atmospheric noise, and gridgeometry. SINGLEFREQUENCY DUAL FREQUENCY
rr
CONNEcTOR ON 1'coNNEcToRON
95cc 95O
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TRANSDUCER
ADAPTER
CABLE
(MY-2)
TRANSDUCER
—.192
kHzor5OkHz
11(llt4LISlk1
II 192kHz I 50kHz
TRANSDUCER TRANSDUCER
TRANSDUCER
CONNECTIONS "N.
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Noisetypicallyshowson the sonardisplay. If interference beginsat
slowboat speeds and getsworse as the speed increases, then the
probable
causeisacoustic noiseorcavitation. Thisnoiseisnotelectri-
cal, but iscausedby airbubbles passingoverthe face ofthetrans-
ducer. It's easy to determine if this noise is electrical orcavitation.
Stoptheboat, puttheengine in neutral, and increase therpm. Ifthe
noiseincreases,then it's electrical. Ifit doesn'tshowonthesonar's
display, then the problem is cavitation. To solve this problem, the
transducermustbe moved outoftheturbulentwaterfloworadjusted
so thatsmoothwaterflowsover itatallboat
speeds.
TheZ-9500hasreverse
polarityprotection. No damage willoccurto
theunitif the
powerwiresarehooked up
backwards. However,theunit
will not
workuntilthe
wiringisconnected properly.
INSTALLATION
-ELC-1 Loran-CMODULE
When choosinga mounting location, remember to installthe ELC-1
whereit'sclearofotherantennas, wires, masts, orotherobstructions.
A high locationispreferred, however for lightning protection, thean-
tennashouldn'tbethehighest partof
theboat. Theantennashould be
mounted vertically. Makecertain itisasfar
away
as possible fromVHF
radio antennas.
Improperperformance
can also occurif the antennais mounted too
close to metal objectssuch as tuna towers. Again, a locationthat
places theLoranassembly
in theclearispreferabletoonethatishigh
and obstructed.
You must purchasean eight foot stainless steel or fiberglasswhip
antenna. Thethreads are standard 3/8"-24forthewhip. Aratchet
mountbase is mostcommonly usedto mount
theLoranto theboat.
The base mountingthreads are conventional 1"-14 machinethread
(NOTpipethread). This allowstheuseofstandard antenna mounting
hardware. Tightenallhardware securely.
The cablesuppliedwiththeELC-1 is thirtyfeetlong. Do not cut the
cable if it's too long. Instead, coil and store it outof the way. An
extensioncableisavailable ifthe
cableistooshort. Askyour dealeror
call your local servicecenterortheEagleFactory Customer Service
department
formoreinformation.
TheELC-1 can be attachedto a swivel bracketor hollow extension
mast,ifdesired.
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LORAN-C
NORTH PACIFICCHAIN
GRI 9990
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KEYBOARD
Thekeyboard haskeysarranged intwoverticalcolumns.Thekeys in
the left column are usedfor loran selections. The keys in theright
column pertain to the basicsonarfunctions. The MENU key in the
bottom
right cornerofthekeyboard activates thefirst menu page.
SONAR
-This switchestheunitfromlorantosonaroperation.
SENS
-Usethistoadjust
thesonar's sensitivity
andGrayline!
RANGE
-This keylets youadjust
thesonar's
depthrange.
ZOOM
-Pressthiskeytoadjust
thesonar'szoomandbottomtrack
features.
AUTO-Switchesthe
Sonarfromautomatic tomanual operation and
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MENU -Press thiskey toshow themenusandgainaccesstomost
functions.
ON-TheON key turnstheZ-9500on.
LORAN-The LORAN keyswitchestheunittoloran
operation.
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SAVE RECALL _______ _______ _______ ________
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PLOT-ThisenablestheIoransplotter function.
WAYPOINT SAVE - This feature gives you more waypoint saving
options.
WAYPOINTRECALL-This key is used to recall waypoints from
memory.
OFF-PressandHOLDtheOffkeytoturntheZ-9500off.
DISPLAY-General
The lightsare turned on for approximately ten seconds when the Z-
9500 isfirstturned on. A menu appears atthe same timeonthe left
sideofthescreen. ThisistheLightmenu. ftcontrols the
backlighting
usedonthedisplayand keyboard. If youwishtokeepthelights on,
pressthekeyadjacent
totheONlabel. Toturnthe
lights off,press
the
key adjacent
totheOFFlabel,or waittenseconds andthelights will
automatically
turnthemselvesoff. The menu will also disappear after
tenseconds, oryou canturn itoffbypressing thekeyadjacent tothe
CLEARlabelatthebottomofthescreen.
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LEGEND:
•TRANSMITTING
oCONTROL
*MONITOR
Approximat.
LimibofConr.ge
—1:3SNRmid
%NM Fix
Accuresy (36%2dRMSI, Noise46dB
M SANDUR
W ANGISSOQ
x EJDE
LORAN-C
ICELANDIC CHAIN
GRI 9980
E6.2rT !IZjscia0
WAY WAY
OiF POINT POINT LORAN PLOT SONAR I
________ SAVE RECALL _______ _______ _______
firs'-na'
12
24
sa0CHART
SPEED
/RAIJGE
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