Eagle ID-6300 Quick start guide

one. Thenumbersatthe
lowerleftofthescreenarethedigital
bottom
depth
display.
Tochangemenus,
usethearrowkeysintheZONEALARMsection
ofthekeyboard. Toselectanitemfromthemenu,
usethe
arrowkeys in
the
RANGEsection.Once
youmakeaselection, press
theCMN'D FUNC-
TION
keytoactivate
thatselection,orpressthearrow
keys
intheZONE
ALARMsectiontoswitch
toanothermenu. Once
alloftheselections are
made,presstheCMND
FUNCTION
keyand
allselectionsonallmenuswill
beactivated.
tions. Foradetaileddescription of
the
menus,seethe following
illustra-
MENU #1 -FISH SIZE
Thismenu adjuststhe size of
fish thatfishalertwillalarm orflashon.
When the ID-6300isfirst turned on, it
automatically flashes on medium and
large
fish. Youcanadiust ittoflashon
small, medium, and largefish, medium
andlargefish, or largefish only.
Noticewhenthe 10-6300 is in
theautomatic mode, onlymedium and
largefishwillflash. Thefishsizefeature
isnotadjustablewhentheID-6300isin
automatic. Themenuappearswith
only
medium9n the screen. If youtry to
adjust
it,theID-6300will soundantone.
To
adjust
thefish
size,
firstmake
certain the10-6300 is notin automatic.
Next,presstheCMN'DFUNCTION key.
Themenuappearswith mediumfishhighlighted. Tochangeto
small press
thedownarrow key intheRANGEsection. Tochange tolarge, press
the
uparrow key in theRANGEsection. Waitsixseconds and themenuwill
disappear, orpresstheCMN'D FUNCTION key. Theselection youjust
madewillnowbeactivated.
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MENU#2-SCC(SURFACECLARITY
CONTROL)
Themarkings --ornoise--atthe
topofthedisplaycan attimesextend
manyfeet
belowthesurface. Thiscan
interfere with fish signals or other
tar-
gets. These markings are Surface
Clutterandare
caused
bywaveaction,
boatwakes, baitfish, temperature in-
versions, andotherreasons.
Use Surface Clarity Control
(SCC) to reduce oreliminate surface
clutter. SCCvariesthegainofthe re-
ceiver between each transmitpulse,
whilethereceiveris"listening"
forthe
return echoes. Thegainisthelowest
forechoesnearthesurface. It
gradu-
ally increases asthedepth Increases.
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Themaximumdepth
that6CCwillaffectisone-halfofthe
selected
depth
range. Forexample, withmaximum SOC. ona0to60foot range. SOC
wouldhaveaneffectfromthesurfaceto30feet.
sochasthreelevels
ofadjustment. Turningthe
lD-6300onauto-
maticallysets SOCtomedium. Tochange toadifferent
level,press
the
CMN'D FUNCTION key, then
pressthearrowkeys inthe
ZONEALARM
sectionuntil the6CCmenu appears. Then pressthearrowkeysinthe
RANGEsectionforthe desired 3CClevel. Then
presstheCMN'D FUNC-
TION
keytoactivatethe new SOClevel. See
thepreviouspage foran
example.
MENU #3-DISC(DISCRIMINATION)
Unwanted noiseonthedisplay
isa
fairlycommoncomplaint. Noise is
anyundesired signal. Itcanbecaused
by
eitheran
electrical oracoustic
source,
ora combination ofthetwo. In both
cases,
thenoisecanproduce
unwanted
marksonthedisplay.
TheID-6300hasDiscrimination
which is effective in combatingnoise
signals. Itprocesses allincoming ech-
oesfromthereceiver,determineswhich
ones are noise and eliminates them,
displaying only the legitimate echoes.
Discrimination has three levels, LO,
MED.
andHIGH. Discrimination isauto-
matically
settoLOwhentheID-6300is
firstturned
on. Ifnoiseispresent onthe
display,pressthe CMN'D FUNCTION
key,'then press thearrow keys in the
ZONE ALARM section until the DISC
menu appears. Thenpress thearrow
keys in the RANGE sebtion until the
desired levelishighlighted. Thenpress
the CMN'D FUNCTION key. There
shouldbean immediate
change inthe
noise
displayed
onthescreen.
For a distictiveaudiblealarm
whenfishare detected
bythe
fishalert
feature, press theFISHkey. Theword
"ALARM'will be
displayedat
thebottom
of the screen, right belowthe lower
limit. Eachtimea
fish Isdetectedby.the
fishalertfeature, theaudible
alarmwill
sound.
To turn thefish alert function
off,presstheFISH l.D.key. Toturnthe
fishalarm
off,
presstheFISH key. Press
theOFF
keyintheFISH LD.sectionto
turnbothfishalertandthefishalarmoff.
(NOTE:Thesensitivity isnot
adjustable
whenthe ID-6300 is in automatic and
FISHI.D. ison.)
LIGHT Alight
allows
operatio
of
theID-
6300at night. Thelightsflashforap-
proximately sixseconds whentheunit
Isfirstturnedon. Pressboth
SENSITIV-
ITY keys atthesame timetoturnthe
lightson. Toturnthelights off, press
bothkeysagain. The
lights
willalsogo
outwhentheID-6300isturnedoff.
CM1
FuNcTIoN
COMMAND
FUNCTION
The ID-6300 has TMmenus" of
commandsthatallowyou tocustomize
theunitto your needs. There are 12
pagesof
menusaailabIe. Thesemenus
are accessed with the COMMAND
FUNCTION key. Press it, andthefirst
menuappears forsix
seconds. As you
cansee, thefirst menu is FISH SIZE.
The number"1" at thebottom of the
screen indicates thisIsmenunumber
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alarmwindowup. Press
thedownarrow
keytomovethe
lopofthezonedeeper.
Sixseconds after Ihe adjustments are
made,thealarmbardisappears.
SetthebottomofIhezoneinthe
same mannerusingtheDEEPSET
key.
PresstheDEEPSET key.Thealarmbar
displayswiththesmallarrow pointing to
thebottomofthebar.Then
press
the
up
arrowkey tomake
thebottompart ofIhe
windowmove shallower. Oryou can
press thedownarrow key tomove the
bottom
ofthe window
deeper. Release
thekeys and thebarwill remainonthe
screenforsix
seconds,then disappear.
Whenthe "ZONE ALARM" sig- -
nalison,thealarm isactive. Ifyou
wish
loviewthezonealarm
bar,simplypress
cithertheSHALLOWSETorDEEPSET
keys. Thebar will bedisplayedforsixseconds. Thezone alarm barcan
beturned onpermanentlywith amenu. See
theCOMMAND sectionfor
details, Whenthealarm istriggered by
anecho,anaudibletonewillsound.
TolurntheZone Alarm off, press bolhtheSHALLOWSET and
DEEPSET
keysatthesametime. AlloftheZoneAlarm
settingswill
remain
in memoryuntillheID-6300isturned off. Pressingeithershallowor
deep
setkeys willturntheZoneAlarm backon
withtheprevious settings.
litherange ischanged,thezonealarm may needtobechanged
also sinceftdoes nottrackrangesettings.
rOFF FISH ALARMI
FISH I.D.
TheFishID.function isautomatically enabledwhentheID-6300
isturnedon.An"F"displaysalthelowerleftcornerofthescreensignifying
fishalertison. As signals arescrolledacrossthedisplay,targets
flashthat
aremostlikely fish. The 'FISHl.D."canbesetfor
small,medium;and large
fish, oronlymedium and large, orexclusively large fish. This isaccom-
plishedwithamenuselection. SeetheCOMMAND sectionfordetails.
MENU #4
-SPEAKERVOLUME
Thismenu adjusts
thevolume
oftheID-6300'sspeaker. Toadjust
the
speaker volume, press the CMN'D
FUNCTION key, then press thearrow
keys intheZONE ALARM
sectionuntil
menu #4appears. To increase the
speaker
volume, presstheuparrowin
the RANGEsection. Todecrease the
volume,pressthe
downarrow. WaitsIx
secondsor press the CMN'D FUNC-
TIONkey
toactivate
yourselection.
DISCRIMINATION:
PROPER
SETTING
Sknu/aled P/slum
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The lD-6300 can displaythe
depthin
eitherfeet,fathoms, ormeters.
Atfirst,the displayreads infeet. To
change ittofathomsormeters, press
theCMN'DFUNCTIONkey. Then press
thearrowsintheZONEALARMsection
untfltheUNITSmenu appears. Press
thearrowkeys intheRANGEmenuuntil
the
desired unitofmeasure(feet,fath-
oms, or meters) is highlighted, then
presstheCMN'DFUNCTION keyto
activate your selection. Turning the
unitoff
revertstherange tofeet.
MENU#5-DIGITALDISPLAY
Thismenuallows
you
toturnthe
digital displayonor off. When theID-
6300isfirstturned
on,the
digital
isauto-
matically
on. To turn it off, press the
CMN'DFUNCTION
key. Thenpress
the
arrows inthe ZONEALARM section of
the keyboard until this menu appears.
Usethearrow
keys
intheRANGEsection
toselectONorOFF. Thedigitalwillbe
turned onoroffimmediately.
ZONE
ALARM SHALSET DEEP SET
TosettheZone
Alarm,press the
SHALLOWSET
keyinthe
ZONEALARM
sectionofthekeyboard. Thewords"
ZONEALARM" displays in the
lowerleft
cornerofthe
screen. Avertical
baralso
displaysontheleftsideofthe screenfor
sixseconds. Thisisthe
ZoneAlarm's
"window."Any echothat appears be-
tweenthe
top
andbottom
ofthisbarwill
soundthealarm. Ad]ust
boththeshallow
and deep ends ofthis barto make a
smallerorlarger alarm"window."
To adjust the shallow (top)
alarm,
pressthe
SHALLOWSET
key.
The
alarm bar displays
with a small arrow
pointingtothe top
ofthebar. This
signi-
fiesthatthe
top
orshallow
portion
ofthe
barisreadyfor
adjustment. Thenpress
the
up
arrow
keytomOve the
topofthe
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MENU #5 - FEET, FATHOMS, or
METERS
If
you
wishtoturnthe
digitéldisplayoff,seetheCOMMAND sec-
tionfor
details.
ALARMS
ThelD-6300hastwo
differentalarms,azonealarmandafishalert.
Thezonealarmconsistsofabar
that
displays
ontheleft
side
of
thescreen.
Thealarm "chirp8" whenever the ID-eaQo detectsan echo inside the
boundariesofthezonebar.
Fishl.D.isanexcitingnew
concept
infish
identification.It identifies
fishbyflashingtheirsignalsonthe
display. This"fishflash"
featureadjusts
forsmall, medium,andlarge
fish. Orlargefishonly,ifdesired.
WithFishl.D.,anaudible
alarmalsosounds
only whenfishare
detected. To
separatethealarms,thefish alert'stonesoundsdifferentthan
thezonealarm. Both
alarms may beused atthesametime.
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distinguishweeds fromtrees onthebottom,
orfish fromstructure.
When the ID-6300isfirst turnedon, the GRAYLINE
function is
automaticallyon. ToturnGRAYLINE
off, press
theGRAYLINE
keyon
the
keyboard'sSENSITIVITYsection. Toturnft
on,presstheGRAYLINEkey
again.
DIGITAL
Builtinsidethe ID-6300
isa
complete digitalsonar. It
automatically
discriminatesbetweenthevalidbottomechoesandfalseechoesfromfish,
thermoclines,
or
othersignals. The digitaldsplaywillshowonlythe
bottom
depth. Useftanytime,regardless of
themodetheID-G300 isin.
At
poweron,the
digital
will flash "0"untilithas"locked
on"tothe
bottom signal. Onceithas
acquired
thebottom
depth, ftwilldisplay
the
depth in thelowerleftofthe display.
The digital can display the
bottomdepth intenths ofafootdown
1o99.9 feet. SeetheCOMMANDsec-
tionfordetails.
Therearethreedifferentsizes
ofthe
digitaldepth display. They
can
beeasilychanged
withamenuselec-
tion. SeetheCOMMAND section for
Togetthe maximumperform-
anceoutof
your
digitalsonar,stopthe
chart bypressing both arrowkeys at
thesametimeinthe
keyboard's chart
section. ThisturnsthelD-6300intoa
digftalsonaronlyand allowsfttobetter
trackthe bottom signal. Agood rea-
sontousethe
digitalisif you
aregoing
totravel at high speed and youjust
wanttoknowthebottom
depth. Stop
the chart, then change to the large
digitalnumbersize. Thiswillgive both
the fastest possible depth updates
plus aneasy-to-readdisplay.
MENU#7
-DIGITALSIZE
The digital depth display has
three sizeselections:small,medium,and
large.WhentheID-6300isfirstturned
on,
the
depthisdisplayed withthemedium
size numbers, To changetoadifferent
size, presstheCMN'D FUNCTION key.
Then
presstheupordown
arrow
keyson
theZONE ALARM sectionuntilmenu 7
displays. Next press theup or down
arrows intheRANGEsectionofthe
key-
boardtoselectthedesired digital num-
bersize. Waitsixsecondsforthemenu
todisappear orpress theCMN'DFUNC-
TION
keytoactivate.
MENU #8
-TENTHS
Thedigital sonar displaysthe
bottomdepth in whole numberswhen
theID-6300isfirstturned on. Todisplay
the
depth in tenthsofa
foot, select the
DIG TENTHS menu. The ID-6300 will
displaytenths
ofafootdown
to99.9feet.
Below thisthe depth displaywill auto-
matically revert towholenumbers. To
selecttheDIGTENTHSmenu, press
the
CMN'DFUNCTIONkey. Then pressthe
up or down arrow keys on theZONE
ALARMsection until menu #8displays.
Next
pressthe
upordownarrows in the
RANGEsectionofthe keyboard toturn
tenthsonoroff. Waitsixsecondsfor
the
menutodisappear
orpressthe CMN'D
FUNCTION keytoactivate.
details.
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MENU #9
-DIGITALAVERAGING
The
digital
sonarusedin
the
ID-
6300 is a highlysensitive device that
givesrapidujxlates
ofthewater's
depth.
Undermost
conditions,
thebottomcon-
tourchanges so quickthatthe display
appears to "jitter". Inother words,the
display
willchange soquicklythat
itcan
bedifficulttodetermine theactualbot-
tom depth. Tominimize thiscondition,
thelD-6300averages thebottom read-
ingsand displays theresult. When the
lD-6300 is firstturnedon, averaging is
enabled. Toturnitoff, selectmenu #8
by
firstpressing theCMN'D FUNCTION
key. Thenpress
theupordownarrow
keyson
theZONEALARMsection
until
menu 8
displays. Nextpresstheupor
downarrows
intheRANGEsectiori ofthe
keyboardto turn averaging on or off.
Waitsixsecondsforthemenu todisap-
pearorpressthecMN'DFIJNCTION
key
toactivate.
MENU #10-FASTSCROLL
Thefast scroll feature causes
targets
onthedisplay toscrollvery
fast.
Usethisfeaturewhen
you're
travellingat
highspeed. ToturnFastScrollon,press
theCMN'D.
FUNCTION
key. Then press
the
upor
downarrow
keys
ontheZONE
ALARMsection
untilmenu#10
displays.
Nextpress the
up
ordownarrowsinthe
RANGEsection
ofthe keyboardtoturn
FastScrofionor
off. Waitsixsecondsfor
the menu to disappear or press the
CMN'D FUNCTIONkeytoactivate.
NOTE:
Turning
onFastScrollturnsthe
digital, automatic, andfish1.0. off. The
thelowerlimit. Automaticallyplacing
thebottom
signalin
this
window,the
10-6300tracksitasitmovesshalloweror
deeper.PresstheZOOMkey. If
youdon'thavea20foot
window,
press
eitherthe
up
or
downarrowsin
the
RANGEsectionuntilthe
upper
limitis20
feetshallowerthanthelowerlimft.
The
lD-6300willchooseanupper
andlowerlimit
that
willplacethe
bottom
signalinthe2ofootwindow. Thebottomwillalwaysbeinsidethiswindow.
Ifthesegmentsizeis40feetorgreater,the
windowlimitswillend inzero
(10,20,30,etc.). Otherwisethe limitsareinonefoot Increments.
GRAYLINE
Toexitfromthisfunction, press
theZOOM key.
[GRAY
The GFIAYLINE functionstells the relative strength of signals
displayed
onthescreen, Italsogives clues tothecomposition ofthe
bottom. Inother
words,youcantellifthebottomissoftorhard. Ahard
bottomreturnsa
strongsignalcausing awidegray line. Asoft,muddy
or
weedy
bottomreturnsaweaker
signalwhichisemphasized
with
anarrow
gray
line.
If
youhavetwo signalsofequalsize, onewithgray andtheother
without,then thetargetwith gray is thestrongersignal. This helps
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ZOOM Oftenit'sdesirabletoexpand or"ZOOM"a
sectionofthe
display
toshowmoredetail. You candothisontheID-6300
by using
theZOOM
feature. If
theunitisin themanualmode, presstheZOOM keytodouble
thesizeofthe
targets. For
example, IftherangeisO-SOfeet,pressing
the
ZOOMkeychanges therangeto30-60feet. This30-60 range iscalled a
"window".Tochangethewindow
size,press
the
upor
downarrows
inthe
RANGEsection. For example,ifyouhavea30footwindow pressing the
uparrow in theRANGEsection will changethewindowto20feet. Press
the
uparrowagainand
thezoomwindowwill
change toIDfeet. Thisisthe
smallestzoom
window.Thelargest zoom window
is300 feet.
AUTOMATIC BOTTOM TRACKING
Thelower
limitwill
change asthebottom
depthchanges, iftheID-
6300isintheautomatic mode. Tozoomin onthebottom
and trackitas
itsdepth changes, follow
thesteps below.
To usethisfeature, firstmake certaintheunitisin theautomatic
mode. Next,chooseazoom
window. For
example,
letsusea2ofootzoom
window.ThismeansthattMID-6300
willkeep the
upper
limit20
feetabove
ID-6300 can
onlybeused inthe manual
modewhenFast Scroll isin use. When
Fast Scroll isturnedoff, theID-6300 is
resto
a
power-oncoridiflon. Automatic
and
the
digitalwillbeturned
backon. All
other features can be used and will
operate
normally.
MENU#11-ZONEBAR
Select
thismenuwhen
you
wish
to turn the zonealarm bar on perma-
nently. Thisalso
turnsthezone
alarmon
Ifitisn'talready. Toturnthe
zonealarm
bar on, press the CMN'D FUNCTION
key. Then press the up ordownarrow
keys ontheZONE ALARMsectionuntil
menu 11 displays. Nextpresstheupor
downarrowsinthe
RANGE
section
ofthe
keyboarduntil theword "ON" is high-
Iighed. Waitsixsecondsforthe menuto
disappear
or pressthe CMN'D FUNC-
TION
keytoactivate.
MENU#12-SHALLOW
ALARM
Theshallow
alarm alerts youto
shallow water. It only triggersoff the
bollom signal. For example, set the
shallow
alarm to 5feet. IftheID-6300
detectsthebottomatfivefeetorless, ft
willsoundanalarm. Theshallow alarm
depth
ranges
are:OFF,5, 10, 15,20,25,
50,100, 150,200,300feet.
To turn the shallow alarm on,
press
theCMN'D FUNCTIONkey. Then
press
theupordownarrow keys
onthe
ZONE ALARM section until menu 12
displays. Next pressthe up or down
arrowsintheRANGEsection
ofthekey-
board
toselectthedesired digital num-
bersize.
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TRANSDUCERS ANDCONEANGLES
Thesoundwavesfromthe
transducer
spread
outintothe
waterin
acone
shaped beam.Thislooksmuchlikethebeamfroma
flashlight. The
angle between theoutsideedges oftheconeisthecone
angle.
Eagleoffersachoiceof transducers witheitheran8or20degree
cone
angle. Thesewill
interchangewith
any
ofthe192kHzsonar
products.
Inotherwords,
use
anyEaglesonarinstrumentwith
anyEagle
transducer
ofthesamefrequency withnolossofperformance. However,theuseof
any
othermanufacturers' transducer willresultinaloss ofperformance.
Typically, widecone
angle
transducers
(20
degrees)areidealfor
operating
inshallowtomediumwater
depths. The20degree
coneangle
allows
youtoseemoreofthe underwaterworld. In15feetof
waterthe20
degreecone
coversanareaabout
sixfeetacross. The8degreetransducer
covers onlyabout
atwofoot circle.
LOWER LIMIT
To
changethelower
limit,
firstmakecertainthe
word"AUTO" isoff
atthetopofthe
screen. This
indicatesthattheautomaticmode
isoff.(Note:
Thisalsodisablesthe
automaticsensitivityfunction)
lftheautomaticmode
ison, pess
the
AUTOkey onceto
disableit Next,pressoneofthearrow
keys in the RANGE section.until the desired lowerlimit appears. The
displaywill
immediatelychangetothe
newdepthrangeand
displaythe
new
lowerlimit
atthebottomof
the
screen. Theavailabledepth rangesare:
10,20,40, 60, 100, 200,400, and
600feet.
NOTE: The maximum lowerlimit the ID-6300 can displayis600 feet.
However,theactual depth that itcanreach Is dependent onwater and
bottomconditions, plusthe
qualityofthe transducerinstallation.
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Changingthe
lowerlimitis
possible,evenifthe Automatic
function
ison. However,theID-6300
won't
accept
alower
limitlessthanthe
depth
ofthe
bottomwhileit'sin theAutomatic mode. For
example,thelD-6300
isin
Automatic, andthe
range
isOto60feet,withabottom
signalat50feet.
Selectinga
lowerlimitof
40feet
causestheID-6300to
soundanalert. The
lower
limitstaysat60feet.
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and holdtheright
arrow key forexample, thebarwillstart moving
tothe
right. Thissignifiesthatthechartspeedisincreasing. Thereare 32 steps
ofchart speed. By holdingeither arrow
key, the
display
canbespeeded
uporslowed down. Whenthehorizontal bar reachesthefarrightsideof
the
screen,
thechartspeedisatitsmaximumvalue. TheID-6300
willsound
atone indicating maximumchart
speed.
Theautomatic mode ordigitalfunction
limitsthemaximum chart
speed. (The
chartbarwill stop
one
step
fromthefarright
andtheaudible
tonewillsound). Turning both
the
digital andtheautomatic mode offwill
allowthemaximum chart speedtobeattained.
Attimesftisdesirabletostopor"freeze"the
display
toexamine
anechobeforeftscrollsoffthescreen. Pressbotharrow keysintheCHART
sectionatthesametime tostop
thechart. Thedashed line atthe
topof
the
display
willflash,signifying thechart
is
stopped.Pressbotharrow
keys
againtostartthechart movingatthelast chart
speed selling. If
the
digital
sonarison,the bottom
depthwillbedisplayed. The
digital
doesnot
stop
whenthechartisin the'freeze" mode.
SCALE Thereare
tenscalemarkers
printed
onbothsidesofthe
display.
This
helps
todeterminethe depthof
atarget.For example,ifthe rangeis
0to60feet,then eachmarkisequal
tosixfeet.Ifatarget (suchasafish)
isnexttothe5th
line,
thenitis30feet
deep. (5linestimes6feet 3ofeet.)
To make it easierto usethe depth
scale,use
rangesinmultiplesof
ten1
i.e. 10, 20, 30, etc.
t÷Htj
RANGE
WhentheID-6300is
inauto-
matic, the ranges change to keep
thebottomsignalonthe
displayas
the bottom
depth varies. Attimes,
however, ftmaybedesirabletoexpand therangeorzoominonatarget.
PressingtheZOOM keydoublesthesize of targetsonthescreen.
The
20degreetransducer isalmostalways
the
besttouseinfresh
water,the8 degree
mostly
insaltwater. Ina
deepwaterenvironment, (300
feet -freshwater, 100 feet-salt water)the narrow
coneangleis more
desirable. Sincethesound energy isconcentrated inasmallerarea, itcan
penetrate
tomuchdeeperdepths.
Both8degree and 20degree
transducers give accuratebottom
readings,even though
thebottom
signal ismuchwideronthe20degree
model. Thisisbecause youare seeing moreofthebottom. Remember,
theshallow
edge
ofthesignal shows youthetruedepth. Therestofthe
signaltellsyouwhether youare over
rocks,mud, etc.
Painttransducers onsaltwaterboatswfthathincoatofanti-foulant
paint
to prevent organisms fromgrowing. Ifunchecked, barnacles and
othermarine
growthwillcauseadecrease in thetransducer'ssensitivity.
Do not usea metal based anti-foulant paint as it will decrease the
transducer's
sensitivity. Thereare special anti-foulant paintsspecifically
designedfortransducers.
They'rereadilyavailable atmost
marine
dealers.
SIGNALINTERPRETATION
Since your lD-6300 is both extremely sensitive and powerful, it
gives
anaccurate
picture
ofthebottomthat
your
boatispassing. Abottom
offirmsand, gravel, shell, orhard clayreturnsa fairlywide signal. Ifthe
automatic
sensitivftyisoffandthe
signalnarrowsdown,
then
itmeansthat
youhave moved over amud bottom.Mud absorbs
the soundwave and
returns aweak
signal. Turnupthe
sensftivfty. If youhavetheautomatic
sensftivityturned on,watch
thesensitivity bar.Astheboat
passes overthe
mud bottom,thelD-6300 will automatically increase the sensitivity to
maintain a good bottom signal. The sensitivity bar will help you in
determining
ifthebottom
issoftorhard. Ifftincreaseswhileinthesame
depth
of
water,thentheboat
hasmoved overa
softbottom.If
it
decreases,
thenftisoverahardbottom.Ofcourse, as the
water
depthincreases or
decreases, thesensitivftywillalso change.
Bigrocksorstumpsonasmooth bottom
sendbacksignals
above
thebottomlevelsignal. Theheight ofthesignaldepends
onthe
target's
height. As youpassovera post, ftwill be clearly visibleas ashortline
extending above
thebottom
signal.
A
steepslope
returnsawide
signal,the
steeperthe
wider. Signals
returnedfromahighunderwater cliffare usually thewidestofall.
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Brush usually liesonthebottomandshowsup asclumpsrising
abovethebottom
signal. Brushsignalslooksimilarto largerocks,
however
their
signal isnotas strong
asrock.
FISH SIGNALS
The signals displayed ontheID-6300 byfish are identified by
various
shapedmarkings incertainpatterns,asopposed
torandommarks
created
by.noise. Orthesolid,continuous markingsmade
bythe
bottom.
Typically,fishareidentifiedby
acharacteristic archthatseparates
themfromtheir stationary surroundings. Thereason forthis isshown
below. Thedistancetoafish
when
itmovesintothesonar'sconeofsound
isshown as"A" below. Whenthe
fishhasmoved intothecenterofthe
cone,
thedistancetoitwillbe
shorter,"B".Asitmovesoutofthe cone,
the
distancewillincrease again asshown in "C".
When thehorizontal barreaches thefarright hand sideofthe
screen,the
sensltMty
level isatmaximum. With
highsensitivitysettings,
asecondbottomecho(second echo) mayappear. This Is normal. It's
causedbythereturningsignalreflectingoffthesurfaceofthe
water.Then
itmakes asecond
trip
tothe
bottomandback
again.
ToturnAuto
SensitMty
back
on,press theAUTO key. Remember,
pressingtheAUTO key
turns
bothautomatic sensitivity
and auto
ranging
functionsonandoffatthesametime.
AUTO
SENSITIVITY OPERATION
WhentheID-6300isintheautomaticmode, thereceiver's sensi-
tivityautomatically adjuststo the surrounding conditions. The micro-
computerplaces ftatalevel
slightly
abovetheminimumrequired topick
upthebottomsignal.
Changingthe
sensitivity
level
whilethelD-6300isinthe
automatic
modeispossible. (Butonlyif"FISH l.D."isOFF.) Thismay
bedesirable
if
the
sensitivity levelisnot
enough
toshowfish orothersmalldetail. The
ID-6300
willincrease the
sensitivitytopickup
thebottOm
signal,thenadd
inthe
levelyouprogrammed. If
desired,you
can
add
sensitivityup
tothe
maximum.
To
adjustthesensitivitywhilethe ID-GaQO isinthe
automatic mode,
make
certainFish l.D.
Isoff. (Seethe FishI.D.
section). Thensimplypress
eithertheright arrowkey>toincreasethe
sensitivity. Presstheleftarrow
key<to
decreaseit. Ifthevalue
goesbelowthe
minimumrequiredtokeep
thebottom
signal,thelD-6300's audibletonewill soundanalert. The
same
istrueif
you
try
togo abovethe
maximumlevel. Asyoupress
the
arrow
key, thesensitivity barwill move
right
orleft,according tothe
sensitivity
levelchosen.
CHART
SPEED
Atpoweron,
the
chartspeedscrollsatapre-determined speed.
Fora
higherspeed, pressand
holdthe
rightarrow key
intheCHARTsection
ofthe
keyboard. Whenthescroll
speedreachesthedesired
speed,release
thekey. Toslowthe
display,
pressandhold
theleftarrow
key. Pressing
eitherofthese
keys
causesthesensitivitybaratthe
top
ofthedisplay
to
change toa
dashed line. Theletters "CHT"willappearin
awindownear
the
top
ofthe
display. Thisbarrepresents
the
chart
speed. If youpress
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Ahorizontal bar atthetopofthescreen displays the
sensitivity
level. Whenthe
sensitivity
isatminimum,thebarisvery
short. Increasing
the sensitivity causes the bar totravel tothe right, increasing in length
correspondingly. Settingthesensitivityto
rnaximumwill causethebarto
extend acrossthe
topofthedisplay. (There are 32 stepsofsensitivity
available.)
Toplace theID-6300in manualmode,
presstheAUTO keyonce.
Thisturnsauto
sensitivity
off. ThewordAUTOatthe
top
ofthe
display
will
disappear, signifyingthattheID-6300isin themanualmode. Toincrease
thesensitivity press and holdthe
right
arrowkey untilthesensitivity isat
thedesiredlevel. Theleftarrowdecreasessensitivityin thesamemanner.
Noticehowthe
sensitivity barmovesas youchangesettings. When you
press
the
right
arrowkey, thebarmovestothe
right,indicating
anincrease
insensitivity. Pressing theleft
arrowkey movesthebartothe
left,showing
the
sensitivity hasdecreasedaccordingly. You'llalsoseethechange on
thedisplay.
The
figure ontheleftshowsagraph
withtoolittlesensitivity. On
the
right,the graph
hasapropersensitivity setting. Afish
along
withhigher
surface clutterare nowvisible,and thebottom
signal haswidened.
SENSITIVITY: TOO LOW SENSITIVITY: PROPER
Ifa partial arch occursmostofthetime on your unit (the mark
curves up,butnotbackdown, or
vice-versa) itcouldbethetransducer is
not
pointingstraightdown.
Adjust
atransommounted transducer
untilthe
fishshowthedistinctivearch. This may takesometrialanderroruntil you
achieve thecorrectmounting.
Remember,theremustbesomemovement betweentheboat
and
thefishtodevelopthe
arch. Usually, thisnieanstrollingatveryslowspeeds
withthemain engine ingearataminimum throttlesetting
The
depth
ofthewaterwillaffectthesizeand
shapeofthefisharch
duetothecone
anglediameter. For example, ftthecone passes
overafish
in shallow
water,thesignaldisplayed
ontheID-6300maynot
arch atall.
Thisisduetothenarrowconediameterandtheresolution limitations ofthe
display. Even the20degreetransducer hasonlya3footdiameter
atthis
depth.
Compared toa paper graph, a ID-6300 cannot showas fine of
detail. Thereasonforthisisthe
pixels(dotsonthe screen)are much larger
thanapapergraph'smarkings. Therefore,thelD-6300cannotshow
fish
archesaswellasa
graph. Plus,itrequiresabitmoreworkinitiallytoread
and interpret thescreenthanapapergraph.
Very
smallfishprobably willnotarchatall. Mediumsizedfishwill
showa
partial arch,orashapesimilar toanarchftthey'rein deep water.
Largefishwill
arch,butturnthesensitivityup
indeeperwaterto seethearch.
Becauseofwater
conditions,
suchasheavysurface clutter, thermoclines,
etc., the sensitivity sometimes cannotbe increased enoughto getfish
arches.
Oneofthebest
ways toget
fisharches istoexpand or"zoom" a
segment
ofthewater. For
example,40to60feet. The
smallerthe
segment,
thebetterthescreen resolutionwillbe. Then,turnupthe
sensitivityas high
as possible withoutgetting toomuchnoiseonthescreen. Inmediumto
deep
water,thismethodshould worktodisplay
fisharches.
WATERTEMPERATUREAND TI-JERMOCLINES
Water
temperature hasanimportant-ft not controlling-influence
upon theactivitiesofallfish. Fishare cold blooded and theirbodiesare
alwaysthetemperatureofthesurroundingwater.
Duringthewinter, colder
waterslows downtheirmetabolism, Atthistime,theyneedaboutafourth
as muchfood astheyconsume inthesummer.
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torn
ToturntheID-6300
off,press
theOFFkey.
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OPERATION
When the10-6300is firstturnedon, itautomatically finds and
displays
the
bottom
depth,
and
adjuststhe
sensitivitytothe proper
level.
Italso sets the
scalestoarangethatwillkeep:the bottom
signal onthe
display; plusmuchmore. Using the10-6300 inthis modeissimple and
allows
you
toconcentrate on
fishing. However,virtuallyevery functionof
theunitismanuallyadjustable
softcanbe"fine
tuned"tothe
surrounding
conditions.
ON _____
TheON
key
islocatedinthe
lower
right
cornerofthe
keyboard. It's
easily
foundinthislocation
-evenatnight. Toturnthe
ID-6300
on,press
theONkey. Thechart
lights
willbegin
flashing,thenstop
after
sixseconds.
Thechartwillbeginscrolling acrossthe
display
and thenumber"0"will
flash. This
numberisthedigitalbottom
depthdisplay. Afterthe
unitfinds
the
bottom,itdisplays
thedigitaldepth.
OFF _____
AUTO
AUTO ___
Turning
the
ID-6300on
enablestheautomatic mode. Toswitch'to
the
manual mode,presstheAUTO keylocatedabovetheON
key. Pressing
the
AUTOkey
erasestheword
AUTOatthe
top
of
the
display. Thiscancels
autosensitivityand
ranging,givingyoucomplete manualcontrol oftheunit.
ReturntheID-6300toautomatic atany
timeby pressing theAUTO key
again.
SENSITIVITY-MANUAL OPERATION
Whenfirstturned on, theID-6300isintheAUTO SEARCH
mode.
The
micro-computer
automatically
adjusts
the
sensitivity
and
range
tofind
and lockontothebottom. Youcan
leavethesensitivityin
theautomatic
modeormanually adjust
ittosuitconditions.
Mostflsh
don't
spawnunlessthewatertemperature iswithinrather
narrow limits. Tofind thedifferent
temperatures, asurface temperature
meter,such astheEDT-20is
avaluableaidto
your
boat.Thisunit
provides
an extremely quick response to identifying thedesiredsurface water
spawningtemperaturesforvarious species. Troutcan'tsurvivein streams
thatgettoowarm. Bassandotherfisheventuallydieoutwhenstockedin
lakesthat
remaintoocoldduringthe
summer.Whilesomefishhaveawider
temperaturetolerancethanothers,eachhasacertain
range
withinwhich
ittriesto
stay. Schoolingfishsuspended
overdeepwaterlie
atthelevelthat
providesthistemperature. Weassumetheyarethe mostcomfortablehere.
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DISPLAY INTERPRETATION
Nowlet'slook atthedisplay.
First, we'll turn on the ID-6300 by
pressingtheON key. Thelights will
flashforsixseconds.The chadisnow
scrollingthereturnechoes acrossthe
screenandthedigital issearching for
thebottom
depth. It'sflashing
0 be-
cause ithasn'tfound thebottom
yet,
Onceit findsthebottom,
thedepth is
displayed.
Here the ID-8300 hasfound
thebottornat50feet.Therangeiszero
to100feet Itautomatically choosesa
lowerlimitthatplaces thebottom
sig-
nal nearthebottomofthedisplay.
Thebaratthe
topofthedis-
playisthe
sensitivitybar. Itshowsthe
sensitivity in use. The bar extends
from left to right. A veryshort bar
indicatesminimum sensitivity. Settingthe
sensitivitytomaximum causes
thebartorun completely across the
topofthedisplay.
ThewordAUTO indicatestheID-6300
isintheautomatic
mode.
The
top
line of
thedisplayisalways adashed line. Itmovesfrom
righttoleft,showing thechartismoving. Asthechart speedincreases or
decreases,the dashed line changes speed accordingly. Stopping
the
chart causestheline toflashonandoff.
Therange is both anupper
limitand alowerlimitatthetopand
bottomofthe
display,respectively. Inthis example,therange
iso-iOofeet.
Scale
markersprinted onbothsidesof
thedisplayhelp
determinetheactual
depth.
For best results, readtheOperation sectionofthis
explains in detailall ofthefunctions thatare inthis section,
featuresnotdiscussed here.
The
temperature ofwaterinthe
lakeisseldomconstant fromtop
tobottom. Layers ofdifferent temperatures form,andthejunctionofa
warm andcoollayer
ofwaterisathermocline. Thedepth andthickness of
thethermocline
canvarywiththe
seasonortimeof
day.Indeeplakesthere
maybetwoor moreatdifferent
depths. Thermoclines are important to
fishermen becausetheyareareas where fish are active. Manytimesbait
fish willbeabovethethermocline
while largergamefishwillsuspend inor
justbelow it.
TheID-6300 candetectthis invisible layerin thewater, butthe
sensitivftywillprobably
havetobeturned up
tosee it.
A
knowledge
ofthewater
temperaturesvarious
fishprefer, andin
whichtheyusually remain, helpsyouget
themostfromyourID-6300.
SURVEVINGALAKE
Themostsuccessful anglers onanybodyof
waterare those
who
fishft
day
after
day
and
yearafter year. Eventually,
they
learnthehot
spots
thatproduce fishconsistently. They discover
throughexperience where,
andatwhat
depth,theycan
expectto
find
thefishtheywant
atanyseason.
And theyrealizethatthese
productive
areaschange throughout
the
year
depending onwaterlevel,temperature, food,
andotherfactors.
Withthe ID-6300,anyone
caneliminateguesswork
andconcen-
trateontheareaswherefisharelikely
tobe. Evenifft'sthefirsttimeonthe
lake!
Themostefficient
way
tobecome
acquaintedwithabody
ofwater
isto
surveyitwithyour
ID-BaUD. Startwith
amapofthe
lake,if possible,and
indicatethepromising spotsin relation tolandmarks onshore.
Asyougoaboutyoursurvay, your
ID-6300
willtellyouthe
depth
and
typeofbottom. Itwillalso revealsuspendedfish. Multiple signalson
thedial usuallyIndicate agood school offishand ft'sworthittostopand
fishforthem. Youmaynotgetany
further.
Keep afewmarkerbuoysin theboat, ready totossoverboard.
WhentheID-6300indicatesaschool
of
fish,throwthebuoy
out. Thestring
willunwinduntilthesinker
hitsbottom. Then,because ofthe
marker'sfiat
shape,ftwon'tunwind
any
further.Withtheschool thusmarked, youcan
make yourturnand comebacktofish in exactly the rightspot. Thisis
essentialwhen
you'refarfromshore onabiglake. Unlessyoumarkthe
school
offishwhen
you'reover
it, youmay
notbeabletofinditagain.
Simu/aedPiciure .1
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manual. It
plus other
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BAITFISH
Theimportance ofbaitfishto successful fishing can'tbe over-
emphasized. They
arethe
principle
foodofallgamefishinmost
waters.
Baitfisharethe
planktonfeeding foragefish,
suchasminnowsand
shad. Baitfishcanalsobetheyoung ofgame fish, suchas crappies,
bluegill,andbass.
Mostbaitfish concentrate withinfivefeetofthe surface where
sunlightpromotes the
growthoftheplankton onwhichtheyfeed. One
method
offishing
istousethe10-6300tofindthebaitfishfirst.Aschoolof
baitfishwilllooklikea"cloudt'onthe
ID-6300'sdisplay. Usually,gamefish
willbenearby, often directly
beneaththeschoolofbaitfish.
KEYBOARD BASICS
SENSITIVI1Y These
keyscontrol the
graph'ssensitivity. (Thedigitalautomatically
adjustaits
sensitivity.)The
receiversensitivityhass2steps, allowingadjustnientovera
wide
range of
conitions. Theloftarrow keydecreases thesensitivity, therightarrow
key
increases it. \
HART TheCHART group ofkeys
controlsthe
chart
speed. The 0-8300
has32chart
speeds,ranging
fromvery
slowtoFAST. Pressing theFASTkey
speeds upthe chartspeed. Theslow
keyreducesit. TheSTOP/RESUME
keystopsand restarts the chartdis-
play.
ZONE ALARM This group of keys
controlsthe
l0-GSlJcJ'szonealarm.ft's
commonlyusedasa 'fishalarm."A
target(suchasafishorschoolof
fish)
willsetoffthealarm
ifitentersthealarm
zone.
RANGE Thearrow keys allowthese-
lectionofdepthranges. Presstheup
arrow to decrease the range depth.
Pressthedownarrow toincrease the
range.
FISH I.D. These keysturnthe "fish
flash"andthefishalarm onoroff.
Note:
The10-6300hasmanymore
featuresthantheones
just
discussed.
Foradetailed lookatthe lD-6300'sfeatures and operation instructions,
readtheOperationsectionof
thismanual.
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HOWTOOBTAINSERVICE
If
you have aproblem with
your
sonar unit,pleasegiveusa
chancetohelpbefore sendingitin forrepair.
Assistancecanoftenbeextended bytelephone or
letter. Call
theAuthorized
Customer ServiceCenternearestto
you. If
thereisn't
a
service
centernearyou,
call
thefactorycustomerservicedepartment
at1-800-331-2301, tollfree. Oklahoma residents call
918-437-6881,
collect. Pleasedetailthe
problem youareexperiencing. Theservice
department maybeabletosaveyouthe inconvenience ofreturning
yourunit. -
Iftheunit mustbereturned, packitcarefully
so itwon't be
damaged. Itisadvisabletoinsuretheunitincaseit'slostordamaged
during
transit.
SCHEMATICDIAGRAMAND.PARTS LIST
If
you desire aschematic and partslistforyourEaglesonar,
send
$1.00totheaddressbelow andtheinformationwillbemailedto
youpromptly. Be
suretoincludethemodel
and serialnumberof
your
Eaglesonar
unit.
Mailto: EAGLEELECTRONICS
AU.Service Department
12000 E.Skelly Drive
Tulsa, OK74128-2486
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KEYBOARD BASICS SPECIFICATIONS
Thissection
givesabrief explanationofthekeyboard. Readthe
Operationsection
foradetailed description ofeach key'soperation.
Dimensions 53/4Hx83/16Wx25/SD
GRAYLINE This key turnstheGRAY-
LlNEfunotion offand on.
AUTO TheAUTO keyswitchestheID-
6300inoroutoftheautomaticmode.
The 10-8300 automaticallyadjusts the
sensitivityand rangeselectionat power
on. Pressing theAUTO key allows
you
totakecontrol ofthe10-6300,making
manualadjustments asdesired. Wien
the10-6300 isin theautomatic mode,
the word "AUTO"displays imni'
ately
belowthesensitivity bar..
COMMAND FUNCTION The 0-6300
has"menus"offeatures
thatare ac-
cessedwith this key.
ZOOM Targets onthedisplay are en-
largedtotwice normalsizeormorewith
thiskey.
ON OFFThese keysturnthelD-6300
onandoff. Toturniton,simplypress
the
ONkey. Toturnit
off,
press
theOFF
Pressing anykey generates
atoneor"beep."This isthe lD-6300's
wayoftellingyouthatlthas
accepted a
command.
4
+ +
SHALSET DEEP SET
+Lir
33
Weight
Transmiller
1 3/4pounds
Frequency
OutputPower 192 kHz
ReceiverSensitivity
500wattspeaktopeaktypical
63.5watts RMS
Operating Current
> 85db
temperature stabilized
200 ma(lights off
Operating Voltage
500 ma(lights on)
Numberofpixels
10-lbvdc
Depth Capability
82x32 (vertical xhorizontal)
2624Total
300'-SDO' typical
(with
20degreetransducer)
500'-ThO'
typical
Display Scroll Speed
with8
degree transducer)
.5" per minute (minimum)
32" perminute (maximum)
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GLOSSARY NOISE
ANCHORWATCH- A
selling
ofthesonarunit'salarm. Thealarmactivates
whenthe boatdriftsintoshallower
ordeeperwaterthanthealarmset
points.
BACK-LIGHTED-A
displayorkeyboard
illuminatedfrombehind byalight.
Back-lighteddisplays
and keyboards are essentialwhen
nightfishing or
navigating.
CAVITATiON -Airbubblescreated by
the
highspeedmovementof
aboat
ortransducerthrough
water.
CHARTSPEED -(1) Thespeed ofthechart paperona papergraph
recorder. (2)
ThespeedofanImageacrossthescreenofaliquid crystal
graph. (Alsocalled"scroll
speed").
CONE ANGLE- Width ofthe transducer's coneof sound. Eagle has
transciucerswfthcone
anglestrom
8to45
degreestosuitthevarying
needs
offishermen.
CRT
-Abbreviation forCathode Ray
Tube. SeeVideo Graph.
DEFINITION -Theability
ofa
sonar unit's
display
toshow
detail. Ahigh
resolution display
canshowmoredetail
thanalowresolution one.
DISCRIMINATION -
Afeaturethatallowsthe
sonartoeliminatenoiseand
displayonlytruetarget
information. DiscriminationonEagleproducts
cuts
outfalse
signalsfromother
sonar, noise,
thermoclines, andmore.
FISHALARM
-Analarmthat
activates whenafish isdetected.
FISHARCH-Asonarwithgoodresolution displays fish signalswith an
upsidedown
"V'7
orarch.Thisdistinguishesfish signalsfromothertargets.
Minimize electrical noisebyrouting
thepower
cable
awayfrom
other
possible sourcesofelectricalinterference. Oneofthe
largestnoise
generators
isthe
engine'swiring
harnessthatrunsfromthe
engine
tothe
instrument
panel. Thisharness
usuallycontainsawireforthetachometer
whichradiatesHF(radio
frequency) energy. For bestresults,keepthe
powerandtransducer cables awayfromtheengine wiring. Also, bilge
pumpwiringcan sometimes radiate noiseso tryto keep the ID-6300's
cablesaway fromthosewires.
VHF
radloantennacablesradiateRFenergyat
higherpowerlevels
thaneventhe
engine's
wiringharness. Itis
importantto
keepthelD-6300's
powerand transducer cables asfarawayas possible fromVHFradio
cables.
IfInterference
beginsatslow boat
speeds,worsening astheboat
speedincreases,thena
probable
causeisacoustic
noise, orcavitation.
This noise isnot
electrical, but rather
mechanically induced noisefrom
the transducer. Stop
the
boat,put
the
enginein neutral,andincreasethe
Rpm. If
the noisedoesnot
increase on
the
display, thenitiscavitation.
Usually,
air
bubblespassing
overthefacé
ofthetransducercreateacoustjc
noise. Thefastera
boattravels,
themore
airbubblesincrease
and
generate
noiseon thedisplay. To eliminate this problem, read thetransducer
owner'smanual forproper
mountingtechniques.
TRANSDUCER
Installation instructionsforthe
transducjerare
withthetransducer
ina
separatepackage. Pleasereadtheinstructions carefully
beforeyou
install the
transducer.
FLUSH MOUNT
-Atransom mounttransducer
that isinstalled withthe
bottom
ofthetransducer flushwiththe
bottomofthehull.
GIMBAL BRACKET -Abracket usedtoInstallasonarunit
permanently.
Thesonar unitcanrotate inthebracketforthebest
viewing angle.
GRAYLINE-Thisfunction
showsthe
relativestrength of
signalsdisplayed
onthescreen. Signalsweakerthan
theGRAYLINE
sellingare displayed
inblack, stronger
targets
aregray. It
also
gives cluestothe
compostition
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Power Connections
TheID-6300operatesfroma12voltbattery system. Attach
the
powercable toanaccessory
orpowerbuss. If
youhave problems
with
electricalinterference, thenattachthecable
directly
tothebattery. Elec-
tricalinterference shows as random dotson the display whenever the
boat'sengine oranaccessory
ison.
Thepower cable hastwowires, redisthe
positiveleadandblack
isnegative orground. Attachthein-linefuseholdertotheredwireonthe
powercablewiththe crimpconnector. Theother
end ofthefuseholder
attachestothe
battery
oraccessory buss. Ifthecable
isnot
longenough,
spliceordinary #18 gauge wireontoit. Becertainthatthefuse
holderis
asclosetothe
power
source(batteryor
accessorybuss)aspossible. This
protectsthepower
cableand
yourID-6300intheevent ofashort. Usea
3-amp
fuse.
ThelD-6300hasreverse
polarityprotection. No
damagewilloccur
ifthewiresarereversed. (However, theunitwillnotworkuntilthewires
are
attachedcorrectly.)
ofthebottom. Inother
words,youcantell ifthebottomissoftorhard. A
hardbottomreturnsa
strongsignalcausing
awide
gray
line. Asoft,muddy
orweedybottom returns aweaker signal which is emphasized with a
narrow gray line.
IN-DASH-Asonarunitinstalledthrough
aho'e
Intheboat'sdash. Usually,
thelaceofthesonar
isflushornearly sowiththedash.
kHz-Kilohertz. Ameasurement
offrequency. YourEaglesonar operates
at192Kilohertz. (192,000cyclespersecond).
LCD
-Uquidcrystaldisplay. Thescreen ordisplayof aUquidCrystalGraph
sonar Instrument.
LCG -Liquid Crystal Graph.
NOISE -Any undesired signal. Electrical noise is caused by engine
ignitions systems, radios,etc. Acoustic
noiseiscausedby
thevibrationof
theengine or othermechanical sources. It appears on thedisplayas
random dotsorlines.
OPERATING FREQUENCY -Frequency thatthesonar unit'stransmitter
and receiveraretuned to.
OUTPUTPOWER
-Theamplitude
ofelectricalenergytransmitted fromthe
sonarunittothetransducer. Measured in watts, the higher
theoutput
power,the deepera
sonarunitcan
read,
and moredetail canbedisplayed.
PEAK-TO-PEAK -Ameasurement ofthetransmitter's poweroutput.
PIXEL -Thesmall dotsorsquares
onaliquid crystal displayorCFkT.
PIXELDENSITY-The number of
pixelspersquare
inchonaliquid crystal
display. Thebest
resolution isobtainedwhenahighnumberofpixels are
in thevertical.
PULSE LENGTH -Theamountoftimethatthesonartransmits. Thisis
measured inmicro-seconds. Theshorter
thepulse
length, thebetterthe
resolution. For
example,a30micro-second pulselength isequal toaone
inchresolution.
RANGE
-Thesectionofwatershown onthesonar
display. Forexample,
aGOfoot range has
zeroforthe
upperlimitand 60forthe
lowerlimit.
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REMOTE -AnIntelligent "repeater"unitthat receivesdepthinformation
fromanothersonar unit. Aremotedoesn'thaveatransmitter orreceiver.
However, itdoeshave it'sownfeaturesthatareadjustable andoperate
separatelyfromthemaster.
RESOLUTION- Theability ofasonarunittoseparate targets fromeach
otherorthebottom.
RMS-Astandard
ratingoftransmitter
poweroutput.
SCALE -
Themarkings onasonarunit's
display.Todetermine the depth
ofatarget,simplycomparethetarget's
locationtothelocationofthescale
markers onthe
display.
SECOND ECHO - Anotherechothatregisters
atroughlytwicethedepth
ofatargetecho. Thisis caused by thesoundwaves reflecting offthe
bottom,strikingthe
surfaceof
thewater,
travellingtothe
bottom
again,and
returingtothesurface.
SECOND FUNCTION KEY
-Abuttonthatconvertsthefunctionsofthe
primarykeys
onthe
keyboard. Sonarunitswithasecondfunction key
have
otherkeyswithtwofunctions. Youcanswitch
functions
withthesecond
function
key.
SENSITIVITY -Theabilityofasonar unit'sreceiverto display
targets.
Increasing
the
sensitMtyallowsweakertargetsto
be
displayed.Alsocalled
"gain".
SCROLLSPEED-See CHART
SPEED.
SFIOOT-TIIROIJGH-HULL -Atransducerinstallation which allowsthe
sonarsignalsto
passthrough
a
fiberglass
hullwithout
cutting
aholeinthe
hull.
SUPPRESSION-Amethodused insome
sonarunits
toeliminate interfer-
enceornoise.
SURFACE CLARITYCONTROL-
Reduces oreliminatesundesirablesig-
nalsdisplayed
nearthewater's
surface. Alsocalled"SCC".
THERMOCLINE -Alayerofwatercausedbythemeetingofwarmandcod
layersofwater.
Thethermocline providesthetemperature mostfish
prefer.
TRANSDUCER-Theelementofasonarsystem
that
convertsthe
electrical
INTRODUCTION
When thelD-6300 Liquid Crystal Graph (LCG) is turned on, itwill
automaticallyfind
and
displaythe
bottom
signalandothertargets. Asthe
bottom
depthchanges, the
lD-6300 willautomatically changethe
range
and
sensitivity tokeep
thebottom signal onthe
display. If
desired, the
onlykey thatneedstobe
touched istheON
key. However,disabling
the
automatic modeallowsmanualadjustment
ofthe
lD-6300.
The ID-6300 is nitrogen filled and sealed for complete waterproof
protection. Theliquidcrystal display andkeyboard are backlighted for
easy
useatnight PIus, ft'scovered by afull one
yearwarranty. This
includes allpartsandlaborforone
year
fromthedateofpurchase.
Toget startedwithyourID-6300,
firstreadtheinstallationsection. This
is
whereitallbegins,and
improper installationcancauseproblemsdown
the
road.Afteryou'veread theseinstructions and installed
yourlD-6300,
read
therest of thismanual in
detail. Themore
youknowwhen youget
tothe water, the more
yourlD-6300willdoforyou.
INSTALLATION
Mounting
InstallthelD-6300 in anyconvenient location, provided thereis
clearancewhen
tiltedforthe
bestviewingangle. Holesinthebracketbase
allowwood screwor through bolt mounting. Attachthe bracket to
aluminumpanelswith sheetmetalscrews. Placea
piece
of
plywood onthe
backofthin fiberglass panels
tosecurethemounting
hardware. Make
certain there is enough roombehind theunittoattach the power and
transducercables.
Youcanroutethe
power
andtransducercablesthrough the
7/8"
holeinthebaseofthe
gimbal
bracket. Thenpass
them
through
ahole in
the mounting
surface. Thesmallest holethatwill pass oneconnector
through
is3/41, Passthe
transducer connectorandcable
upthrough
the
holeandgimbal bracket. Then
push
the
power
cablewiredown
through
the
bracketanddash. Afterrouting
the
cables, filltheholewithsilicone
rubberadhesive (RTV). Offsetthe bracketto
coverthe
majorityofthehole.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS energy
fromthe
transmitter intoultrasonic sound waves. When areturn
echostrikes thetransducer, it converts the sound waves into electrical
energy
whichisreceived and
displayed
bythesonar unit.
INTRODUCTION 1
POWERCONNECTIONS 2 TRANSOMMOUNT-Amethod
ofmounting transducers
orothersensors
NOISE 3 onthe
transomoftheboat.
TRANSDUCER 3
DPLAYINTERPRETATION UPPER/LOWER
LIMIT-These
aretherange limitsdisplayed onthesonar
OPERATION 7 screen orpaper. Theupper
limitisshown atthe
topofthe
display1
while
ON 7 thelowerlimitisatthebottom. For
example, a20tosofootrangehas20
7 feetastheupper
limitand30feetasthelowerlimit.
sENsirivirY-MANuAL
OPERATION 7
AUTOMATICSENSITIVITY VIDEOGRAPH -Asonar unitthatuses
aCRYortelevision type display.
CHARTSPEED 9
SCALE 10 WINDOW
-Asegment
ofthe
depthrange. Forexample anupperlimitof
LOWERLIMIT 20feetandalowerlimitof50feetcreates a30footwindow.
ZOOM 12
AUTO BOTTOMTRACKING 12 ZOOM-Afeaturethatenlargestargetsonthedisplay.
GRAYLINE 13
DIGITAL 14
ALARMS 15
ZONEALARM 15
FISH ID. 16
LIGHT 17
COMMAND 17
MENU#1 -FISHSIZE 16
MENU#2-SURFACE
CLARITYCONTROL -SCC 19
MENU#3-DISCRIMINATION 20
MENU#4-SPEAKERVOLUME 21
MENU#5-FEET, FATHOMS,METERS 22
MENU#6-DIGITALDISPLAY 22
MENU#7-OIGITALSIZE 23
MENU#B-TENTHS 23
MENu#9-DIGITALAvERAGING 24
MENU
#10-FAST SCROLL 24
MENU#11 -ZONEBAR 25
MENU
#I2-SHALLOWALARM 25
TRANSDUCERSANDCONE ANGLES 26
SIGNALINTERPRETATION 27
FISHSIGNALS 2e
WATERTEMP.ANDTHERMOCUNES 29
SURVEYINGALAKE 31
BAITFISH 32
HOWTO OBTAINSERVICE 32
SCHEMATICANDPARTSL(ST 32
SPAREPARTS 33
SPECIFICATIONS 33
GLOSSARY 34
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ID-6300
LIQUID CRYSTAL
GRAPH
INSTALLATION
AND OPERATIONMANUAL
LITHOINUS.A. 988-0106-25 EAGt
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