Eagle Ultra II User manual

DEPTHALARMS
The
depthalarmssoundatone
whenthe bottom signal goes
shallower than the shallow
alarm'ssetting ordeeperthan
thedeepalarm'ssetting.For
example,if yousettheshallow
alarmtoten feet,thealarmwill
soundatoneifthebottom
sig-
nal islessthan tenfeet.Itwill
continue to sound until you.
muteitoruntilthebottom
goes'
deeperthan
10feet.Thedeep
alarmworksjusttheopposite.
goesdeeperthan
thealarm's
digitalbottom depthsignals.N
alarmscanbeused
atthe
sac
To setthedepth alarms, first
nexttothe "Set Depth Alarm:
appears.
To adjusttheshallow alarm
press
the
key
nexttothe
"Shal
low" label.To adjust the dee
alarm,
press
the
keynexttoth
"Deep" label. Both alarms ad
just identically. We'll use th
shallow alarm asanexample
Pressing the key nextto th
"Shallow"labelmovestheblac
boxfromthe "OFF" postion
thenumberontherightside
thearrow. Anewlabel
appear
at the bottom of the screei
CHANGELIMIT." Pressthe
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asshown atthe
top
ofthene
rightsideoftheunittoenter
inthis
example.
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CHARTSPEED
Therateechoes scrollacross
the screen iscalledthechart
speed. It'sadjustable by first
pressing the menu key, then
pressing the key adjacent to
the"ADJUSTCHARTSPEED"
label.The chart speedmenu
appearsat the bottom of the
screen. Increase the chart
speedbypressingtherightar-
row
keyor decreaseitbypressing theleftarrow
key. Thepercentage of
chartspeed
inuse
changes as
the arrow keys are pressed.
The bar chart also gives a
graphicalindicationofthechart
speed.Youcanseethe
change
on the screen (both on the
menuand
onthechart
record)
as you press the keys. After
you'vemade theadjustment,
presstheCLEARkey
toerase
GRAYLINE®
GRAYLINE lets youdistinguish between strongand weakechoes.It
"paints" grayon targets
thatarestronger than apreset value. Thisallows
you
totellthedifference
between ahardandsoftbottom. For
example,
a
soft,
muddyor weedy
bottomreturnsaweaker
signalwhichis
shownwith
a narrow or no grayline.A hardbottom returnsastrongsignal which
causesawidegray line.
Ifyouhavetwosignalsofequal size, onewithgrayandtheother without,
thenthetargetwith grayisthe stronger signal. This helps distinguish
weedsfromtreesonthebottom, orfishfromstructure.
GRAYLINE is adjustable. Since GRAYLINE shows the differencebe-
tweenstrong andweaksignals, adjusting thesensitivity mayrequirea
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differentGRAYLINE level, also.Thelevelchosen bytheUltraII atpower
onisusually
adequate formostconditions. Experiment
withyourunitto
find the GRAYLINE setting
that'sbestforyou.
To adjust GRAYLINE, press
theMENU key,thenpress the
keyadjacent
tothe"ADJUST
GRAYLINE" label. Ascreen
similartotheone atrightap-
pears.
Now
press
theleftarrow
keytodecrease
the
gray
level.
Press the right arrow key to
increase it.Thepercentage of
GRAYLINE in use
changes
as
thearrowkeysarepressed.Thebarchart
alsogives a
graphicalindication
oftheGRAYLINE level. You
canseethe
change
onthescreen
(bothon
themenu andonthechartrecord)asyoupressthekeys.Afteryou've
madetheadjustment, press
theCLEAR keytoerasethemenu.
FISH I.D.
TheFish I.D.featureidentifiestargets
thatmeetcertainconditionsasfish.
Themicro-computer analyses allechoes andeliminatessurface clutter,
thermoclines,
and other
signals
thatareundesirable. Inmostinstances,
remainingtargets
arefish. TheFishI.D.featuredisplayssymbols onthe
screenin
place
oftheactualfishechoes.There
arefourfish
symbol
sizes:
tiny, small, medium, andlarge. Theseareusedtodesignate
therelative
sizebetween targets. Inother
words,
itdisplays
asmall
fishsymbol
when
itthinksatarget isasmall fish,amediumfish
symbol
onalargertarget, etc.
The micro-computer is sophisticated, but it can be fooled. It cannot
distinguish between fishandothersuspended
objects
suchastrotlines,
turtles,
submergedfloats,
air
bubbles,
etc.Individualtreelimbsextending
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To stopthe chart, pressthe
"STOP"keyin
theunit'slower
leftcorner. Tostart
thechart, press the"STOP"
key again.
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menupageappears, then
pressthekeyadjacenttothe
"REMOVEZOOM
BAR"label.
Note:Turning thezoombaron alsoturnsthezoomfeatureon.
DISPLAYZONEBAR
When thezonealarmison,thezonebardoesn'tnormally
showonthe
screen. Toturnthezonebaroncontinuously, firstpress
theMENU key
untilthe3rdmenupageappears. Nowpressthekeynexttothe"IJISPLAY
ZQNEBAR" label.
Toturnthezonebaroff, pressthe MENU key untilthethirdmenupage
appears,thenpress
the
keyadjacenttothe"REMOVEZONEBAR"label.
Note:
Turning thezonebaronalsoturnsthezonealarmon.
DIGITALSONAR
WhentheUltraIIisturnedonforthefirst
time,
the
digital depth display
is
located atthetop leftcornerofthescreen. Thisdisplaycomes
froma
separatedigitalsonarbuiltintotheunitItdisplaysonly
thebottom
depth.
If
itlosesthe
bottom,
thelastknown depthwillflashonthe
display.
When
the
digital findsthebottom, itwillautomaticallydisplay
thebottom
depth
again.
The
digital
sonarcanbeturned
off,howeverthisalsoturnsallautomatic
featuresoff
also,
suchas autosensitivity,auto
ranging, andtheFishLD.
feature.
Toturnthe
digital sonar off,press theMenukey
threetimes.Nowpress
the key adjacent tothe"TURN DIGITAL SONAROFF' label. Toturnit
backonagain,repeat
thesame
steps.
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FASTRAK
This feature converts all ech-
oestoshorthorizontal lineson
the
display's
farright
side.The
graph continues to operate
normally.FASTRAK givesyou
a rapid update of conditions
directlyunderthe boat. This
makes itusefulforicefishing,
orwhenyou're fishingatan-
(2xI
Pressing the keyadjacent to
the"2X14X"labelenlarges ech-
oes from two times to four
timestheirnormalsize.
_______________ To switch between the split
SPLITIIIJUU I screen zoomand full screen
zoom, pressthekey adjacent
______ tothe"SPLIT/FULL" label.The
screeninstantlysplits intotwo
sections.Alltargets ontheleft
are shown at four times the
sizeoftheonesontheright. Ifyouswitchtothe2Xzoom mode, echoes
ontheleftsideofthescreen are shownattwicethesize astheones on
theright. Theechoesthat scroll acrossthescreen aretheexactsame
echoes onboth sidesofthescreen. They're simply enlarged ontheleft
side.Thisfeaturetracksthe
bottom,keepingitonthe
display
atalltimes,
whentheautomatic feature ison.Once
you've
setthezoomasdesired,
press theCLEAR key
toerase themenus.
ZOOM-MANUAL MODE
Whenyoupressthezoom keywhile theunitisin themanual mode, the
screenshown belowappears. All of the menus onihis screenwork
identically as described above. However, one additional menu item is
shown whentheunitisinthemanual mode: "ADJUST'.
To adjust the zoom, press thekey adjacent tothe"ADJUST'label.A
screen similar totheonebelowappears. Azoombarand
adjust
arrows
appear
onthescreen. Theechoesontheleftside ofthescreen arethe
onesthatappear
between the
top
andthebottomofthezoombar.Press
the
upordownarrowkeys
toovethezoom barupordown.Asyouadjust
thezoombar,theechoes
move
ontheleftsideofthescreen at
thesame time.Thezoom ad-
justmenus will automatically
clearafewsecondsafteryou've
pressed
thelastkey. Remem-
ber,
theUltraIIwon'ttrackthe
bottomwhenit'sinthemanual
mode.
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outwardsfrom a group of
featuretodistinguish from•
screenwhenactually, there
Fishl.D. modeand
without
feature.
WhentheUltraIIisturnedor
on,also.ToturntheFishl.D
the
keyadjacent
tothe"Turi
ThisturnstheFishl.D.featu
theFish ID.featureonaga
keyadjacenttothe"Turn I
disappears
andthesonars
across
the
screen, however,
displayed.Anytargetsthe
displayed
asfish
symbols.
Remember, theFishI.D.fe
manual mode.Ifyouturntb
manual,
the
micro-computei
automaticoffwhentheFish
turnedoffalso.
DISPLAYCONTRAST
Theunit's
displaycontrast
is
Toadjust
it,first
presstheri
press the key nextto the
screensimilartotheonebe
theleftarrow
todecreaseth
arrowto increaseit. Thep
centage of contrast in u
changes
asthearrow
keys
pressed. The bar chart al
gives agraphical
indication
thecontrastlevel.Youcans
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you
press
th.ekeys. After
you
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adjustment,press
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Toturnthe menusoff,press thekey adjacent totheCLEAR keyatthe
bottom leftside ofthe unitorwaitafew secondsand the menus will
disappear.
RANGE
-Automatic
Whenturnedon forthefirsttime,the UltraII automatically places the
bottom signalinthelower
halfofthescreen. ThisiscalledAutoRanging
and is partof the automatic function. The range cannotbe changed
manuallywhiletheunitisin automatic.
RANGE
-Manual
TheUltraIIgivesyou controloverthe
range
whenit'sinthemanualmode.
To
changethe range,
firstmake
certain the Ultra II is in the
manual mode.
Next,press
the
RANGEkey. The range ad-
justment
menuappears inthe
lower right cornerofthe dis-
play. Press the up or down
arrow keys todecreaseorin-
crease therange. The avail-
able
ranges
are
0-5,10,20,40,
60, 100, 150, 200, 300, 500,
800, and 1000 feet.Afterthe
desired range is displayed,
press
theCLEAR keytoerase therange menu.
NOTE:The depth capability ofthe UltraII depends onthetransducer
installation, waterandbottomconditions, and otherfactors.
ZOOM
Enlarging or"zooming" thepicture isacommon method usedtoshow
smalldetailand fish signals.TheUltraII givesyoutwo different zoom
sizes,plusasplit
screen zoom option.Thezoom operation and adjust-
ment isdifferent in theautomatic and manual modes.
ZOOM-AUTOMATIC MODE
Tozoomthe
displayin
theautomaticmode,firstpress theZOOMkey.All
targets
onthe
display
areenlargedfourtimesnormal size
automatically.
Themenus shownatthetop ofthenext
page
alsoappear.
Turnthezoomfeatureon(oroff)by
pressingthe keyadjacentto
the"OFF/
ON" label.
chor.Sincetheunitisnotmov-
ing,
fish
signalsarelong,drawn
out lines on a normal chart
display. FASTRAKconverts
the
graphtoaverticalbar graph
that, with practice, makes a
useful addition tofishingata
stationary location.
SELECTUNITS OFMEASURE
TheUltraIIcan
displaythewaterdepth in
feet,fathoms,
or
meters,surface
watertemperature indegrees Fahrenheit orCelsius,speed instatute
miles perhour, kilometers per
hour,
orknots, anddistance
(log)in miles,
kilometers, ornauticalmiles.
(Note: Only
theUltraIIPlus canshow speed anddistance.)
Tochange theunitsofmeasure, first
press
themenukey fivetimes.The
screenshownonthe
previouspageappears.Next,press
the
keyadjacent
tothe"SELECT UNITSOFMEASURE' label.Thescreen shown below
appears.Theblackboxoneachlineshowstheunitofmeasure currently
inuse.Inthescreenshownbelow,theunitsofmeasureareinfeetforthe
depth,temperature in degreesFahrenheit, andbothspeed
and
log
arein
statutemiles perhour.
Press the key adjacent to the
unitthat you wishto change.
Forexample,pressthekeynext
totheDEPTHlabeltwotimesto
switchfromfeettometers.This
movestheblackboxtwotimes
fromthe"FT" tothe"M".
When you have the units of
measuresetasdesired,
press
the
keynexttothe"EXIT'label.
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To turn FASTRAK
on, press
themenu key four
times,
then
_________________________________— press thekeyadjacent tothe
"TURN FASTRAK ON" label.
Toturnitoff,repeat thesame
steps. The'TURNFASTRAKOFF"label
appears insteadofthe'TURNFASTRAK ON"label.
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MENU -PAGE5 _________________ isinthemanual mode.Toturn
Automaticon,presstheAUTO
keyagain,
ADJUSTCHARTSURFACE
CLARITY
The
markingsextendingdown-
wardfromthezerolineonthe
chartarecalled"surfaceclut-
ter." These markings are
caused by waveaction, boat
wakes,temperature inversion,
andothernatural causes.
ADJUST CHART
SURFACE CLARITY
MED HIGH
r*ojusT
NOISE_REJECTION
IIJU PIG_____
PJRE::.
TheSurface
ClarityControl (5CC)
reducesoreliminates surface clutter
signals from thedisplay. SCC variesthe sensitivityof the receiver,
decreasing itnearthesurface andgradually increasing itasthedepth
increases.Themaximumdepththat5CCwillaffectis75%oftheselected
depth range. Forexample, on a0-60foot range with maximum 5CC,
surface clutterwillbereduceddown
to45feet.
TherearethreelevelsofSCCavailableontheUltraII:low, medium,
and
high.When it'sturnedon forthefirsttime,
theSCClevelislow.Tochange
it, pressthe MENU keyfivetimes,
then pressthe keyadjacent to the
"ADJUST
CHARTSURFACECLARITY"labeluntiltheblackboxisonthe
desired 5CClevel.
Press thekeynexttothe"EXIT"labelwhen
you'refinished.
ASP(Advanced Signal Processing)
TheASPfeatureisanoiserejection systembuilt intotheUltraIIthat
constantly
evaluates the effects of boatspeed, waterconditions, and
interference. Thisautomatic feature givesyouthebestdisplaypossible
undermostconditions.
TheASPfeature isaneffectivetoolin combating
noise. Insonar
terms,
noiseisanyundesired signal. Itiscaused by electrical andmechanical
sourcessuchas bilgepumps, engine ignition systems and wiring, air
bubbles
passing
overthefaceofthe
transducer, even vibration fromthe
engine. Inallcases, noisecanproduceunwanted marks onthe
display.
TheASPfeaturehastwolevels
-Normaland
High. Ifyouhavehigh
noise
levels,tryusingthe"High"
ASP
setting.However,
if
you
arehaving
trouble
withnoise,we
suggestthat you
take
steps
tofindtheinterferencesource
andfixit,ratherthan continually usingtheunitwiththehigh ASPsetting.
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thenpress theright arrow key.
SENSITIVITY
ThesensitivitykeyontheUltraIIcontrols the
ability
oftheunittopick
up
echoes. Alow
sensitivity levelexcludes much ofthebottom information,
fishsignals, andother
target
information.High sensitivity levelsenables
you
toseethis
detail,
butitcanalsoclutterthe screenwith
many
undesired
signals. Typically, thebestsensitivity level shows a good solid bottom
signal
withGrayline and some surfaceclutter.
WhentheUltraII isintheAutomaticmode,the
sensitivityisautomatically
adjusted
tokeep asolidbottomsignal displayed, plus alittlemore. This
gives itthe capability
toshowfish and otherdetail.
However, situationsoccurwhereitbecomes necessary to increase or
decreasethesensitivity. Thistypicallyhappens whenyouwishto see
more
detail,
so anincrease insensitivity is indicated. Theprocedureto
adjust
itisthesamewhethertheunitisintheautomaticormanual mode.
Toadjust the
sensitivity,press
theSEWS
key.
The
sensitivityadjust
menu
appears
atthebottomofthescreen.
The sensitivity menu hasleft
and rightarrows, plusa hori-
zontal bar graph. The graph
gives
avisualindication ofthe
sensitivitylevel. The number
above the INC arrow also
showsthepercentage ofsen-
sitivityin use.
Toincreasethe
sensitivity
level,
pressthe rightarrow key. As
youpress
thekey,themenu's
bargraphwill grow widerand
the
percentage willincrease invalue. Youcanalsoseethedifferenceon
thechartrecordas itscrolls.Whenthe
sensitivity isatthedesired level,
release the
key.
Todecreasethe
sensitivity level,pressthe keyadjacent totheleftarrow.
Thebar
graph
and
percentagewilldecrease.Whenthe sensitivity isatthe
desiredlevel, release thekey.
When youreach either themaximum or minimum limit, atone sounds.
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Now press the down arrow ______________ _____________ However,therearetimeswhenyoumaywanttoturntheASPfeatureoff.
key until thescreen shown at
rightappears.
Thesearethesidescanwin-
dows.Bothwindowsshowthe
digitaldepth displayfromthe
transducer
pointed atthe bot-
tom- Nottheside scantrans-
ducer.Thewindowontheleft
showsaFishIDsymbol
when
theunitidentifiesa
target
asa
fish. When this happens, the
digitaldepth displayatthebottomofthewindow changes from"DEPTH"
to"FISH" and showsthedistance fromthesidescantransducer tothe
targetshown asafish symbol.
Thewindowontherightshowsallreturnechoes. Theseechoes
appear
as
short, horizontallines.Thethickerthe line,thestrongerthe
returnecho.
The distance to thesetargetscan be determined by comparing the
position
oftheecho totherangemarkers ontheside ofthe
display.
Tochange therange,press
theRANGE key.Anewmenu appearsatthe
bottomofthe
display.Usethe upordownarrow keys
tochangethe
range
ofthesidescanmodefromten tosixtyfeet.
Eitherwaitafewsecondsafter
you'vechangedtherangeandthe menuswill automatically disappear
or
presstheCLEAR keytoerase themenus.
SONAROPERATION -AUTOMATIC
WhentheUltraII isfirstturnedon,theAutomaticfeatureisenabled.This
isindicated
bytheword"AUTO"atthe topofthescreen. TheAutomatic
feature
adjusts
the
sensitivityandrange
sothebottom
signalisdisplayed
inthelower
halfofthescreenat __________________________________
alltimes.
Toturn
Automaticoff,
first
press
the AUTO key. A menu ap-
pears at the bottom of the
screenabovetheleftandright
arrows. Press the left arrow
key to switch to the manual
mode. The letters "Man"ap-
pearintheupper
leftcornerof
thedisplay, indicating theunit
j113.9FTft
Thisallows
you
toviewallincomingechoesbefore
they
areprocessedby
theASPfeature.
TochangetheASP
level,press
theMENU key fivetimes.Then
pressthe
keynexttothe"ADJUST LEVELOFCHARTASP"labeluntilthedesired
level isobtained.
CLEARDISTANCELOG(Ultra II Plus Only)
TheUltraIIPluscan
displaythe
log
(distancetravelled)inthedigital
block.
Thisfeaturestarts
counting distance assoonastheUltraNav II isturned
on. To reset the distancelogto zero, pressthe MENU key until the
"CLEAR DISTANCE LOG" labelappears,thenpressthekeyadjacent to
thatlabel.
SIGNALINTERPRETATION
Your UltraII givesan accurate picture ofthebottomthat yourboat is
passing.Abottomoffirm sand, gravel,shell,
orhard
clayreturnsa
fairly
wide
signal.Iftheautomaticmode isoffandthe
signalnarrowsdown,then
itmeansthat
youhavemovedoveramudbottom.Mud
absorbsthesound
waveandreturnsa
weaksignal.Turn upthesensitivity toseeabetter
bottom
signal.
Big rocks orstumps
onasmooth bottom send backsignalsabovethe
bottomlevelsignal. Theheightofthesignal depends onthetarget's
height.As youpassovera post, itshouldbe clearlyvisibleasashortline
extending above thebottom signal.
A steep slope returns a wide signal, the steeperthe wider. Signals
returnedfromahighunderwatercliffareusuallythewidestofall.
WhentheFishl.D.modeisoff, the
depth ofthewaterwillaffectthesize
and
shape
ofthefisharchduetothecone angle diameter. For
example,
ifthecone
passes
overafishinshallowwater,the
signaldisplayed
onthe
UltraIImaynotarch atall. Thisisduetothenarrowconediameter and
theresolution limitations ofthedisplay.
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TRANSDUCER CONEANGLES _______ __________________ Thedepthwindowappears in
Thesoundwavesfromthe
transducerspread outintothewaterinacone
shaped beam.Thislooks
muchlikethebeamfroma
flashlight.
Theangle
between theoutside
edges oftheconeistheconeangle.
Eagleoffers a
choice oftransducers with either an8or20degree cone
angle. Thetransducer supplied withthe UltraII hasa20degreecone
angle. Typically, widecone angletransducers (20 degrees) areidealfor
operating inshallowtomediumwater depths. The20degree
coneangle
allows
youtoseemoreoftheunderwaterworld. In15feetofwaterthe
20 degreeconecoversan areaabout sixfeet across. The8 degree
transducercovers
onlyaboutatwofootcircle.
The20
degreetransducer isalmostalways
thebesttouseinfresh
water,
the8
degreemostlyinsaltwater. Inadeep
water
environment, (300
feet
-fresh water, 100 feet - salt water)thenarrow cone angle is more
desirable. Sincethesoundenergy isconcentrated ina
smallerarea,
itcan
penetrate
tomuch deeperdepths.
Both8degreeand20degree transducersgiveaccuratebottom
readings,
even
though
thebottomsignalismuchwideronthe20degreemodel.This
isbecause
youareseeing
moreofthebottom. Remember,theshallow
edge
ofthe
signalshowsyouthetruedepth.
Therestofthe
signaltellsyou
whether
youareover rocks, mud, etc.
if
the
cone
passes
overafishin shallow
water,
the
signaldisplayed
onthe
UltraII may notarchatall.This isduetothenarrowconediameterand
theresolution limitations ofthe
display.
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the upper right cornerofthe
__________ screen.Pressthe
key
adjacent
_________ tothe"NEXTWINDOW" label
tomovethrough thewindows.
If
you
reachthe
Iastwindow, or
______ ________________ if you wishto go backwards
______ ________ through
the
windows,press
the
key nextto the "PREV WIN-
______ ________ DOW"label.Whenthedesired
windowisonthe
screen, press
the
keynexttothe"USEWIN-
DOW"label.Thescreenclears,
placing
thenewwindowinthe
upper
leftcornerofthescreen. lithenew
windowtakesuphalfthe
screen,theunitwillplace
itontheleftsideofthe
screen.
Continuewiththewindowselectionsuntilthescreen isfilled.Theunitwill
stayinthewindowsmodeusingyour
newcustomizedscreen.If
you
don't
wanttofillascreen and onlyuse
one, two,orthreewindowsinagroup,
simplypress
thekey adjacenttothe"STOP"label.Thissavesthe
group
andexitsthemodify windows mode.
Remember,you
can
alwaysreturntothefullscreensonarmodeby
pressing
the"0"keyintheupperleftcorner. To switchbacktoyour
customizedscreen fromthefull screen sonar,simplypressthe WIN-
DOWSkey, then use the down arrow key to switchto the groupyou
customized.
FISHARCHES
Fisharchesarecreatedwhenthecone
ofsoundpasses overafish.The
distancetoafishwhentheconefirststrikesitisshown as
"A"onthenext
page.Whenthecenteroftheconestrikesthe
fish,the
distanceisshorter
asshown"B". Astheconeleaves the
fish,thedistanceincreases again
as shown in "C".
Very
smallfishprobably willnotarchatall.Mediumsizedfishwillshowa
partial arch,ora shape
similartoanarchifthey're in
deep
water.Large
fishwillarch, butturnthesensitivity upindeeper
watertoseethearch.
Becauseof
waterconditions, suchas heavy
surface
clutter,thermoclines,
etc., thesensitivity sometimes cannot be increased enough
togetfish
arches.
Oneofthe
best
ways
toget fisharches istoexpand or"zoom"asegment
NOTE:Turning the unit off erases all customized screensand user
settings!
RESElliNGALL GROUPS
Toreturnallofthegroupstotheirfactorysettingswithout
turning
theunit
offand onagain,press theWINDOWS key, then presstheMENU key,
then
pressthe keyadjacentto
the"MAINMENU"label.Now
press
the
key
adjacent
tothe"RE-PROGRAMAGROUP"label. Finally,press thekey
nexttothe"RESET ALL GROUPS"label.
SIDE-SCANOPERATION
Twodifferentsidescandisplaysare availablewhentheUltraII orUltraII
PlusisintheWindows mode.Tousethesidescan
feature,firstinstallthe
ScanPactransduceronyourtrolling motor. Next, press theWINDOWS
keyonthe UltraIIunit.
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VIEWING WINDOWS
OPTIONS
Toseealloftheavailablewin-
dow options, press the WIN-
DOWS key, then press the
MENUkey.Nowpressthe
key
adjacent tothe"MAINMENU"
label. Finally, press the key
nexttothe"VIEWALL WIN-
DOWS" label.The screen at
rightappears.
Thefirstwindow
appearsinthe
upperrightcorner
ofthescreen.
MODIFYING GROUPS
To modify or "customize" a
group, first press the WIN-
DOWS key, then press the
MENU key. Now
press
thekey
adjacent tothe"MAIN MENU"
label at the bottom of the
screen. The screen shown at
rightappears.
Digital Depth
WATER DEPTH DISPLAY.
DEPTH ALARMS AND
UNITS OF MEASURE
ARE SET IN MENU.
A
description
ofthescreenshowsinthe
Select
theletter ofthegroup
you
wishto
customizebypress-
ing the key adjacent to the
group's label. Ifthelabelisn't
shownonthispage, pressthe
key adjacentto the MORE"
label.Inthisexample, the
key
nextto the"GROUPA" label
was pressed. The screen
shown at the top ofthenext
pageappears.
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boxatthebottomofthescreen.Now
press
the
keyadjacentto
the"NEXT"
label.Thischanges the
displayedwindowand description.
When
you've
finished
viewing thewindows, press theCLEAR key. TRANSDUCER CONE ANGLES
8
degree
Nowpress thekeyadjacent to
the "RE-PROGRAM A
GROUP"
label.Thescreen shown below appears.
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ofthe
water.Forexample,from45to60feet. Thesmallerthesegment, ________________________________ To usethewindows feature.
thebetterthescreen resolutionwillbe. Theeasiest
way
todothisonthe
UltraIIiswiththeZoomfeature. Thisfeature
expandstheechoes,making
iteasiertoseedetail. Forthebest
results,turnthe
sensitivity upashigh
aspossible without
gettingtoomuchnoiseonthescreen. Inmedium to
deep water, thismethodshouldworktodisplay
fisharches.
Ifyou seefish signals when
theunitisinthemanual mode, butdon'tget
fishsymbolswhen theFishl.D.
featureison,tryincreasingthe sensitivity.
WATERTEMPERATURE ANDTHERMOCLINES
Water
temperature hasanimportant-if not
controlling-influenceuponthe
activitiesofallfish. Fisharecold blooded andtheirbodiesare
always
the
temperature ofthesurrounding water. During thewinter, colder water
slowsdowntheir metabolism. Atthistime,theyneed about afourth as
much food astheyconsume inthesummer.
Mostfishdon't
spawnunlessthe
watertemperature
iswithinrathernarrow
limits.Asurface temperature meterhelpsidentify
thedesired surface
water
spawningtemperatures forvariousspecies. Troutcan'tsurvivein
streamsthat
get
toowarm.Bass andotherfisheventuallydieoutwhen
stockedinlakesthatremaintoocold
during
thesummer. Whilesomefish
have
awidertemperaturetolerancethanothers,
eachhasacertainrange
within which ittriestostay.Schoolingfishsuspended
over
deepwaterlie
atthelevelthat
provides this temperature.
We
assume
they
arethemost
comfortable here.
Thetemperature of waterin the lake is seldomconstant from top to
bottom. Layersofdifferenttemperatures form, andthe
junction
ofawarm
and cool layer
ofwateriscalled athermocline. Thedepthandthickness
ofthe
thermoclinecan
vary
withtheseasonortimeofday. Indeep
lakes
there
may
betwoormoreatdifferent
depths. Thermoclinesareimportant
tofishermenbecause theyareareaswhere fishareactive. Many
times
baitfishwillbeabovethethermoclinewhilelargergamefishwillsuspend
in orjust belowit.
TheUltraII candetectthisinvisible
layer
inthewater, butthesensitivity
willprobably have tobeturneduptoseeit.
through
thescreens. Pressthe
up arrow key to move back-
ward. For example, pressing
thedownarrowkey onceshows
thegroup"B"screen which is
thesidescanscreen.Toreturn
tothefullsonar
screen, press
the key next to the "FULL
CHART"labelatthe
top
ofthe
screen.
first
press
the
WINDOWS
key:
Ascreen similar to the one
shown at left appears. The
menu at the bottom of the
screenIetsyouswitchbetween
the
"pages"
of
displays.
These
arelettered"A"
through"G"on
the Ultra("A"through "0"on
the UltraII Plus.) Group"A"
showsfirst. Press the down
arrow key to move forward
Everyoneofthegroupscreens
can be modified to someex-
tent.For
example, press
theMENUkeywhilegroup "A"isdisplayed.Four
newlabelsappearonthedisplayasshown
above.Twooftheselabelsare
window
menus. Pressingthekeyadjacent tooneofthe
"windowmenu"
labels
gives
you
amenuwithfunctionsthatrelateonly tothatwindow.For
example, ifyoupressthe
keyadjacent tothewindow
menulabelonthe
SPEED_
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THESE ADJUSTMENTS
AFTECT ALL CHART
WINDOWSAND
LSCREENC
and youwillhave anewmenu
withselectionssuch as "AD-
JUST CHARTSPEED" and
"ADJUSTGRAYLINE". Other
windowmenuslet
youchange
the
unitsofmeasureor
adjust
alarms.
Toexitfrom awindow
menu,
press
theCLEAR
key.
MAIN MENLJ
sonarchart
window, thescreenwillclear
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MENUS
TheUltraII usesmenus ex-
tensivelyto guideyouthrough
thefunctions
and featuresof
the unit.The menu key ac-
cesses many of these fea-
tures,allowingyou
tocustom-
izethe unit
toyourparticular
needs andwaterconditions.
Although you may have to
leaveonemenuandenteran-
othertoreachthedesiredfunc-
tion,allyou
havetodois
press
themenukeyto selectthenextmenu.If
youeverget
lostina
menu,
simply
press
theCLEAR
key.
TheUltraU Plus' menus differsomewhat fromthe UltraIt'sdue tothe
differentfeatures
available onthePlus model.
HELP
An
extremely usefulfeatureincorporatedintotheUltra
IIseriesisthe
Help
menus.Virtuallyevery feature
hasa
help
menulabel
that,when pressed,
gives one ormorepages oftext describing howtousethatfeature.
For
example,pressing
theAUTO
keybringsupamenu lettingyouswitch
the
unitintooroutoftheautomatic mode. Ahelplabelalsoappears onthe
screen. Pressing the
keyadjacentto
the
help
labelgivesyou a
description
ofhow automatic worksand how itaffectsdifferentfunctions.
MOST PRODUCTIVE
ZONE FOR FISHING
VARIES INDEPTh
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TOWIN
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SEASONS
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WINDOWS
Youcan
change
the
displaysontheUltra
IIand UltraItPlus
byusing
the
windowsfeature.Thisletsyoucustomize displaystoyour
own fishing or
boating situations. Thisfeaturealso givesyou7
display
screensonthe
UltraIIand 15onthe UltraIt Plus.
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Thescreensavailable inthewindowsmodearedividedintotwoormore
windows
perscreen. Eachscreenofwindows iscalled
a"group". Group
"A"asshownatthe
top
ofthenext
pagehasthedigital depth display
in
onewindow,
battery
voltage
in another, andthesonar
chartin athird.
Note:Thewindow
optionsare
differentontheUltraIIandUltra
IIPlus.The
UltraItPlushas more groups. However,selecting andcustomizing
the
groups
isidentical forboth oftheunits. Allofthe followingexamples will
beforthe UltraII.
SURVEYINGALAKE
Themostsuccessful anglers onanybody
ofwaterare thosewhofishit
day
after
day
and
year
after
year. Eventually,they
learnthehot
spots
that
producefish consistently. They
discover
throughexperience
where, and
atwhat
depth,theycanexpect
tofindthefishtheywantatanyseason.
And
theyrealizethattheseproductiveareaschange throughout
the
year
depending onwaterlevel, temperature, food, andotherfactors.
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ABSORBS HEAT
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EPILIMNION 760
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THERMOCLINE 680
HYPOLtMNION
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With
theUltra
II,anyone can eliminateguesswork and
concentrateonthe
areas wherefisharelikely
tobe. Even ifit'sthefirsttimeonthelake!
Themostefficient
way
tobecome
acquainted withabody ofwateristo
survey
itwithyourUltraII. Startwithamapofthelake, ifpossible, and
indicatethe
promising spotsin relation tolandmarksonshore.
As
yougoaboutyoursurvey,
your
UltraIIwilltell you the
depth andtype
ofbottom, Itwillalso revealsuspended
fish.
Keepafewmarker
buoys
intheboat,readytotossoverboard. When the
UltraIIindicatesaschooloffish,throwthe
buoy
out. Withthe
schoolthus
marked,you
can
makeyour turnandcomebacktofish inexactly
the
right
spot.
Thisisessentialwhen
you'refarfrom
shoreona
big
lake.Unless
you
marktheschoolof
fishwhen
you're
over
it,
youmay
notbeabletofind it
again.
BAIT FISH
Theimportance ofbaitfishto successful fishing can'tbeover-empha-
sized. They arethe
principle
food ofallgame fishinmost waters.
Baitfisharethe
planktonfeedingforagefish,suchas
minnows andshad.
Baitfish
canalso
betheyoung
of
gamefish, such
ascrappies, bluegill,and
bass.
Mostbaitfishconcentrate withinfivefeetofthesurface where
sunlight
promotes thegrowthofthe plankton onwhich
theyfeed.Onemethod of
fishingistousetheUltraIItofindthe
baitfishfirstWiththeFishIDfeature
off,
aschoolofbaitfishwilllooklikea"cloud"onthe
display.Usually,game
fishwill benearby, often directly
beneaththeschool ofbaitfish.
ALARM
-Pressthiskeytoactivate
anyofthesonaralarms.
STOP
-Whenthiskeyispressed,thechart
stops
scrolling.Thisdoesn't
affectthedigital display, however.
ARROWKEYS
-These
keys are usedtomake menu selections andto
move
oblects
onthescreen.
ON-TheONkeyturnstheUltraIIon.
OFF- Press and HOLDtheOffkeytoturntheUltraIIoff.
DISPLAY
-General
Thelights areturnedonforapproximatelytensecondswhentheUltraII
isfirstturnedon. Menus appearatthesametime. Tokeepthelightson,
press
the
keyadjacenttothe Light
label.Itcontrolsthe
backlightingused
on the display and keyboard. Ifyou don'twantthelights on, waitten
seconds
andthe
lightswillautomaticallyturn
themselvesoff.Themenus
willalsodisappear
afterten
seconds,oryoucanturnthemoffbypressing
theCLEAR
key atthebottom ofthescreen.
TheMetriclabelatthe
top
ofthe
screen works thesame
way. Pressthe
keyadjacent totheMetric labeltochange the
depthfromfeettometers.
Thisalsochanges the
temperaturedisplay
todegreesCelsius, speedto
knots,
and log tokilometers ontheUltraII.
TheDisplay menuatthe
bottomofthescreen lets
youadjustthe
display's
contrastforthebest
viewingangle.Pressingtheleftarrow key
decreases
the
contrast,the
right
arrowincreases it. After
setting
thecontrastforthe
bestviewingangle, pressthe CLEAR keyto erase the menu or wait
approximatelyten secondsand twill
automaticallyerase. Seethe
Display
Contrastsection
formoreinformationonthisfeature.
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When
theUltraIIisfirstturned
on,
the
displaywillappearsimi-
larto
theoneatleft.Theword
"AUTO" inthe
uppercenterof
the
display
indicatestheauto-
maticfeatureison.The
digital
bottom
depthisalso
displayed
inthisbox.
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