Eagle Z-5000 User manual

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SURVEYING ALAKE
TABLE F 0 Themostsuccessful
anglers
onanylakeorreservoirarethosewho
0 C NTENTS fish itday
afterdayandyear afteryearuntiltheylearnthehotspots
that
INTRODUCTION 2 producefish consistently.
Theydiscoverthroughexperiencewhere,
and
INSTALLATION—Permanent Mount 2 atwhat
depth,theycanexpect
tofindthekind offish theywantatany
POWERCONNECTIONS 3 season.Andtheyrealizethatthese productive
areaschangethroughout
MOUNTING—Portable
Units 5 theyear depending onwater level,
temperature,food,and other
factors.
PORTABLETRANSDUCER 6
KEYBOARD BASICS 7 Withtheaidof the
Z-5000,
anyonecaneliminate guesswork
and
OPERATION 9 concentrateontheareaswherefish are likelytobe—evenifitsthefirst
ON 9 timeonthelake!
OFF The
mostefficent
way
tobecomeacquainted with abodyofwateristo
AUTO survey
itwithyourZ-5000.Startoutwitha
mapofthe
lake,ifpossible,
SENSITIVITY 10 and indicatethepromisingspots in relationtolandmarksonshore:
AUTOMATICSENSITIVITY
ADVANCED 12
CHART
SPEED 12 As yougoaboutyoursurvey, your
Z-5000willtellyou the
depthand
RANGE 13 kindofbottom. Itwill also revealsuspended
fish.Multiplesignalsonthe
LOWERLIMIT 13 dialusuallyindicate a
good schooloffishand it'sworth ittostopand
ZOOM 14 fish forthem.You may
not
getanyfurther
DIGITAL 15 Keepafew markerbuoysintheboatreadytotossoverboard.When
HT 15 theZ-5000 indicatesaschool offish,throw abuoyout.The
string
will
TRANSDUCERS ANDCONE ANGLES 16 unwind untilthesinkerhitsbottom.
Then,becauseofthemarker'sflat
SIGNALINTERPRETATION 17 shape,itwon'tunwind
any
further Withtheschoolthus marked,
youcan
FISH SIGNALS 18 make
yourturnandcomebacktofish in exactlythe rightspot.
Thisis
SURFACECLUTTER 20 essentialwhenyou'refarfromshoreona
biglake.Unless youmarkthe
WATERTEMPERATUREANDTHERMOCLINES 20 school offishwhenyou're
over ityoumaynotbeabletofinditagain.
SURVEYING ALAKE 22
BAITFISH 22
BAITFISH
Theimportance ofbaitfish tosuccessful
fishingcan'tbeover-
emphasized.Theyarethe principlefood ofall gamefish in mostwaters.
Baitfish arethe
planktonfeedingforagefish,suchasminnowsand
shad.Baitfish canalso bethe
youngofgamefish,suchas
crappies,
bluegill,
and bass.
Mostbaitfishareconcentratedwithinfivefeet ofthesurfacewhere
sunlightpromotes
thegrowth ofthe
plankton
onwhich
they
feed.One
methodof
fishingistousetheZ-5000tofindthebaitfish first.Aschool
ofbaitfish will looklikea"cloud" onthe
Z-5000's display.
Usually,game
fish willbenearby, oftendirectly beneaththeschool ofbaitfish.
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Mostfish don'tspawnunlessthe watertemperature
iswithin rather
narrowlimits. Tofindthedifferent
temperatures,
asurfacetemperature
meter,suchastheEDT-20isavaluableaidtc
your
boatThisunit
provides
anextremelyquick response
toidentifying thedesiredsurface
waterspawningtemperatures forvariousspecies.
Troutcan'tsurvivein
strearnthat
get
too
warm;bassandotherfish eventually
dieoutwhen
stockedin lakesthatremaintoocold duringthesummerWhilesomefish
have
awider
temperature
tolerancethan others,
each hasacertain
range
withinwhichittriestostay.
Schoolingfish suspended
overdeep
waterlieatthe levelthat
provides
thistemperature
in which, we assume,
they
arethemostcomfortable.
Thetemperature ofwaterin thelakeisseldomconstantfrom top to
bottom. Layers ofdifferent
temperatures
form,andthe junctionofawarm
andcool layerofwateriscalled athemiocline.
Thedepthand thickness
ofthethermocline canvarywiththeseasonortimeofday.
Indeeplakes
theremaybetwo ormoreatdifferentdepths. Thermoclines
are important
tofishermen because
they
areareaswherefish are active. Many
times
baitfishwillbeabovethethermoclinewhile largergame
fishwill
suspend
in orjustbelowit.
TheZ-5000 candetectthisinvisiblelayerinthe
water,
butthe
sensitivity
willprobably havetobeturneduptoseeit.
INTRODUCTION
WhentheZ-5000LiquidCrystalGraph(LCG) isturnedon, itwill
automatically
findanddisplaythebottomsignalandothertargets.
Asthe
depthofthebottom changes,
theZ-5000willautomaticallychange the
rangeandsensitivity
toalwayskeepthebottomsignalonthedisplay.
If
desired,
the
onlykey
thatneedstobetouched istheON key. However,
theautomaticmodecanbedisabledwhichallowstheZ-5000tobe
manuallyadjusted.
TheZ-5000 isnitrogen filled and sealedforcomplete
waterproof
protection.
Theliquidcrystaldisplayand keyboardarebacklightedfor
easyuseatnight,plusifscovered by
afull oneyearwarrantywhich
includes allpartsandlaborforoneyearfrom thedateofpurchase.
Togetstartedwith
your
Z-5000,firstread the installation
section.This
iswhereitallbegins, and improperinstallationcancauseproblems
downtheroad.After
you've readthese instructionsand installed your
Z-5000,readtherestofthismanual indetail.The
moreyouknow when
youget
tothe
water, themoreyour
Z-5000willdoforyou.
INSTALLATION
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THERMOCLINE
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Figure 17
Mounting
—Permanent
TheZ-5000canbeinstalledin anyconvenient location,provided
thereis
clearancewhentiltedforthebestviewingangle.Holesinthebracket
baseallow wood screworthrough boltmounting. Thebracketcanbe
attachedtoaluminum
panels
withsheetmetalscrews.However, we
suggestplacing
a
piece
ofplywoodonthebackofthin
fiberglasspanels
tosecurethe
mountinghardware.
Make certainthereisenough room
behind theunittoattachthepower
andtransducer cables.
A11/a"holein the baseofthe
gimbalbracketallowsthe powerand
transducercablestoberoutedstraightdownthroughthe
mounting
surface.Thesmallestholethatwillpassthe transducerconnector
throughis¾".Thiswillallowthetransducerconnectorand cabletobe
passedupthroughtheholeand
gimbalbracket,
then the
powercable
wire canbepushedDOWN
throughthe bracketand dash.Afterthe
cableshavebeenrouted, thehole
maybefilled with siliconerubber
adhesive(RT,orthebracketcanbeoffsetsothatthemajoritypf the
holeiscovered.
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Power Connections
TheZ-5000 operates
froma12voltbatterysystem. The
power cablecan
beattachedtoanaccessoryorpowerbuss,
butifyou have
problems
withelectricalinterference
(randomdotsorlinesthatshowwheneverthe
boat'sengineoranaccessoryison),then attachthecable directly
to
the
battery.
Thepowercable
hastwo wires,redisthe
positivelead andblack is
negative
orground. Anin-line fuse holder containing
a3amp fuseis
suppliedwith the
Z-5000.This attachestothered wire onthepower
cablewiththecrimpconnector.Theother endofthefuse
holder
attachestothe
battery
oraccessorybuss.Ifthe cable isnot
longenough,
spliceordinary#18
gaugewireonto it.Becertainthatthe fuseholderis
asclosetothe
powersource (battery
oraccessorybuss)
as
possible.
This
protectsthe powercable andyour
Z-5000in theevent
ofashort.
TheZ-5000 isprotectedfromaccidentalpolarityreversalsandwill notbe
harmedifthewiresare reversed.
(However, theunitwillnot workuntilthe
correct
polarityisapplied.)
SURFACECLUTTER
Themarkings atthe
topofthescreenrepresent
thesurfaceofthe
water
Theycanextendmany
feetbelowthe
surfacewhichcaninterfere
with
fish signalsorother
targets. Thesemarkings
are called"surface
clutter" and arecausedbyalgae,plankton, bait
fish,andairbubbles
createdbyboatwakesorwaveaction.
Thesemarksare normaland canbeseen atanytimeduring the
year
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WATER TEMPERATURE AND THERMOCLINES
Water
temperature
hasanimportant—if not
controllinginfluence upon
theactivitiesofallfish.Fishare cold blooded andtheir
bodiesare
-SIDE . always
the
temperature
ofthesurrounding water.During
thewinter,
OF sgTER'l Figure
1 colderwaterslowsdowntheir metabolism sothat
theyneedabouta
fourth asmuchfoodas
they
consumeinthe
summer.
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Remember,theremustbesomemovement
betweentheboatandthe
fishtodevelop
thearch.Usually thismeanstrollingatveryslowspeeds
withthe
mainenginein gear ataminimumthrottlesetting.
Thedepthofthewaterwillaffectthesize andshapeofthefish arch
duetothe coneanglediameter. Forexample,
ifthe cone passes
overa
fish inshallowwater,
the
signaldisplayedontheZ-5000 maynot arch at
all,duetothe narrowconediameter
andtheresolutionlimitationsofthe
display.
Even the20degreetransducerhasonlya3foot diameterat
this depth.
Compared
toa
papergraph,
anZ-5000cannotshowasfineofdetail
becausethe
pixels(dotsonthescreen)
aremuch larger
than apaper
graph'smarkings.
Therefore,
theZ-5000cannot showfish archesaswell
asa
graph,
and itrequires
abitmoreworkinitially
toreadand interpret
thescreenthana
papergraph.
Very
smallfish probably
will notarchatall,whilemedium
sizedfishwill
showa
partialarch,ora
shapesimilartoanarch ifthey'rein deepwater
Large
fishwillarch,but
thesensitivity needstobeturnedupin deeper
watertoseethearch.Becauseofwater conditions,
suchasheavy
surfaceclutter, thermoclines, etc.,
the
sensitivity
sometimes
cannotbe
turnedhighenough
toget fisharches.
Oneofthe bestwaystoget
fish arches istoexpandor"zoom"a
segment ofthe
water,
forexample
30to60feetThesmallerthe
segment,
thebetterthescreenresolution
willbe. Then, turnupthesensitivity as
highas possible
withoutgettingtoomuchnoise onthescreen.
In
medium todeepwater, thismethodshouldworktodisplayfish arches.
TRANSDUCER
Installationinstructions
forthe
permanent
mounttransducerare
supplied
withthetransducerin a
separatepackage.
Pleasereadthe
instructions
carefully
before
you startinstalling
thetransducer.
NOISE
Electricalnoisepickedupby
thepowercablecanbeminimized by
routingitawayfromotherpossible sourcesofelectrical interference.
One
ofthelargestnoise
generatorsistheengine'swiring harness
thatruns
fromtheengine tothe instrument
panel.Thisharnessusuallycontainsa
wireforthetachometerwhichradiatesRF(radiofrequency)energy.
For
bestresults, keep
the
powerand transducercablesawayfromthe
engine
wiring.Also,bilgepumpwiring cansometimesradiatenoisesotryto
keep
theZ-5000's cables
awayfrom
thosewires.
VHFradioantennacablesradiateRFenergy
athigherpower levels
than eventhe
engine's
wiring harness.
Itisvery important tokeep the
Z-5000's powerandtransducercables asfar away
aspossiblefroma
VHFradioantennacable.
Ifthere isnonoise—interference—on
theunitwhen the boatissifting
• stillwiththe
enginerunning
in neutral,
butinterference
beginsatslow
boatspeeds,worsening
astheboatspeedincreases,
then aprobable
cause isacousticnoise, orcavitation.
Thisnoise isnot
electrical,but
• rathermechanically
inducednoisefromthetransducer.
Usually, acoustic
noiseiscreated
by
airbubblespassingovertheface ofthetransducer.
Thefasteraboattravels, the more airbubblesincreaseand generate
noiseonthe
display.
Toeliminate
thisproblem,readthetransducer
owner'smanualforpropermountingtechniques.
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lVlounting—Portable
Units Only
Installingthe Batteries
TheZ-5000 portablerequirestwo six-voltlantern
batteries.Toinstall
them,
turnthe battery boxupsidedown and releasethe
two latcheson
the
frontofthecompartment.Open itand slidethetwobatteriesintothe
casewith the
springterminalsagainstthe
battery
board.
(Note:the
battery
board mayneedtobeplaced in itsslotbefore
installing
the
batteries.)
The
battery
board isspecially
designed
toassureproper
contactwith the
terminals,
regardlessoftheir position. Closethe
compartment
lidandlatchthecase.Plugthe powercableintotheback
ofthesonarunitandturniton. TheZ-5000shouldbeginworking.Ifit
isn'tcheckthebatteriesforpropervoltage.
Mostofthe complaints
receivedabout portableunitsresultfrom usingstalebatteries.Allcarbon
batterieshavealimitedshelflife.Besurethebatteries
youbuyarefresh
stock.Alwaysremove
themfromthe compartment
before
storingtheunit
asdeadones canleakand corrode the
platingonthe battery
board.
Figure2
FISHSIGNALS
Thesignalsdisplayedonthe
Z-5000
by
fish canbeidentified
by
variousshapedmarkings in certainpatterns,
as
opposed
torandom
markscreatedby
noise,orthe
solid,continuous
markings madeby
the
bottom.
Individualfish can,attimes, bedistinguished
by
a
characteristicarch
thatseparates themfromtheir
stationary
surroundings.
Thereasonfor
this isshown below. Thedistancetoafish whenitmovesintothe
sonar'scone ofsound isshown as"A" Figure14.Whenthefish has
movedintothecenterofthe cone,
thedistancetoitwill beshorter,"B",
andasitmovesoutofthe
cone,thedistancewillincrease
again
as
shownin "C".
Ifa
partialarch occursmostofthe timeonyour unit(themarkcurves
up, butnot
back
down,orvice-versa)itcouldbethe transducerisnot
pointed
straightdown.Ifthetransducerismountedonthetransom,
adjustituntil
thefish show the distinctivearch.Thismaytakesometrial
anderroruntilthecorrect
mountingisachieved.
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The20degreetransducerisalmostalways thebesttousein fresh
water, whilethe8degree
transducerisusedmostlyin saltwater.Ina
deepwaterenvironment, (300
feet—freshwater,100 feet—salt
water)the
narrowconeangleismoredesireablebecauseitcanpenetrate
tomuch
deeperdepthssincethesoundenergyisconcentratedin asmallerarea.
Both8degreeand 20degreetransducersgiveaccuratebottom
readings, eventhough
thebottomsignalismuchwideronthe20degree
modelbecause
youareseeingmoreofthebottom.
Remember,the
shallow
edgeofthe signalshowsyou
thetruedepth. Therestofthe
signaltellsyouwhetheryouare overrocks,mud,etc.
Transducers onsaltwaterboatsneedtobepainted with a
thincoat of
anti-foulant
painttopreventorganisms
fromgrowing. Ifunchecked,
barnacles
and othermarinegrowthwillcauseadecreaseinthe
transducer's
sensitivity.Donotuseametalbasedanti-foulant paintasit
will decrease
thetransducer'ssenstivity. Therearespecialanti-foulant
paints
specificallydesigned
fortransducers.
They'rereadily
available
at
mostmarine
dealers.
SIGNALINTERPRETATION
Because
yourZ-5000 isboth extremely
sensitiveand powerful,
itcan
giveyouanaccuratepictureofthe kind ofbottomoverwhich
your
boat
ispassing. Abottomoffirm sand,gravel,shell,orhard clay returnsa
fairlywidesignal. Iftheautomatic sensitivity
isturnedoff, andthe
signal
narrows
down,
then itmeansthatyouhavemovedoveramudbottom
becausemudabsorbsthesoundwaveand returns
aweaksignal. Turn
upthesensitivity. If you havetheautomatic senstivity
turned on,watch the
sensitivity barAstheboatpasses
overthemudbottom,
theZ-5000will
automatically
increasethe
sensitivity
tomaintaina
goodbottomsignal.
The
sensitivity
bar will helpyouin determiningifthe bottom
issoftor
hard.Ifitincreaseswhilein the samedepthofwater,thentheboathas
moved over asoftbottom. Ifit decreases, thenitisovera
hardbottom.Of
course,
asthewaterdepth increasesordecreases,
thesensitivity will
alsochange.
PortableTransducer
Theportable transducerisattachedtothetransomoftheboatby
meansofasuctioncup. Thetransducershouldbemountedonanarea
ofthetransomthatisfreefrom bubbleswhilethe boatisrunning. Thisis
important
becauseairbubblescause cavitationnoisewhich isdisplayed
ontheZ-5000asrandomdots.
Assemblethetransducerasshown in Figure 3.Makecertaintotieone
endofthe cord provided withthetransducertotheboatand theother
endtothe transducerbracketThis willprevent
thelossofthetransducer
shoulditcome off.
Clean
thechosenareaofthetransombeforesetting thesuction cup.
Oncethe
positionhasbeendetermined,
moistenthesuction cupand
attachitas
firmlyas possible.
Thesuction cup shouldbemountedjust
abovethebottom
edgeofthe
hull,whichallowsthetransducertobein
thewater atall times.
Bigrocksorstumps
onasmoothbottomsend backsignalsabovethe
bottomlevel
signal.
Theheightofthe
signaldepends
onthe
target's
height. Ifyouwatchas youapproach apost oratreestump, itwillbe
clearly
visibleasashort lineextending abovethebottomsignal. Figure3
Brush usuallyliesonthebottomandshowsupasclumpsrisingabove
thebottom
signal.Brushsignalslook similartolargerocks,howevertheir
signalisnotas
strongasrock.
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KEYBOARD BASICS
CHART The
chart
speedis
controlredby
theCHART
group
of
keys.The Z-5000 has32
chart
speeds,ranging from
very
slowtoFAST.Pressing
the
FAST
keyspeeds
up
the
chart
speed.Theslow
keyreducesit
Thechart
displaycanbe
slopped andstartedagain by
pressingbotharrowkeys at the
sameUma
TRANSDUCERS AND CONEANGLES
Thesoundwavesfrom
thetransducerspreadoutintothewaterin a
cone
shapedbeam, much likethe beamfromaflashlight. Theangle
betweentheoutsideedgesofthe cone iscalledtheconeangle.
Eagle
offersachoiceoftransducerswith either an8or20degree
cone
angle
thatwillinterchangewith anyofthe192 kHz sonarproducts.
Inother
words,
anyEaglesonarinstrumentcanbeusedwith anyEagle
transducerofthesame
frequencywith nolossofperformance. However,
theuseofanyothermanufacturers'
transducerwillresultin aloss
ofperformance.
Generally, widecone angletransducers(20
degrees)
are ideally suited
foroperating
in shallowtomediumwaterdepths.
The20degreecone
angleallows
you
toseemore oftheunderwater
world.In15 feetofwater
the20degreecone coversan areaaboutsixfeet across. The8degree
transducercovers
onlyaboutatwofootcircle.
ZOOM The
rangecan be
expanded
or zoomed"onthe
displaybyusing
thiskey.
ON OFF Thesekeysturn
theZ-5000 onand off.Toturnit
on,simplypresstheON key. To
turnit
off,
presstheOFF key.
Figure4
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100'
150'
200'
80at3db
SENSITIVITY
LIGHT
Depth
50
1100
coneAngle
Diameter
7ff. 188.
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lisa 21 53•
1200 28 71
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Alightisprovided foroperation oftheZ-5000atnight. Whentheunitis
firstturnedon,thelights willflashfor6seconds.The
sensitivitykeysare
usedtoturnthe
lightsoffand on.Toturnthelightson, simplypressboth
the leftand rightarrowkeysatthesametimeandthe
lightswillstayon.
Toturnthelights
off,pressbotharrow keysatthesametime again.The
lights
will alsogooutwhentheZ-5000 isturned off.
____ SENSITIVITY These keys
controlthe
graph'ssensitivity.
(rhedigital'ssensitivity
is
automaticallyadjusted4lhe
receiver
sensitivityhas 32
speeds
whiph allows
adiustment
overawiderangeof
conditions.Theleftarrow
key
decreasesthe
sensitivity,
the
right
arrow
key
increases it,
AANGE The rangekeysallow
yobto'setectdifferent depth
rangesbypressingthe upor
downarrow.Theavailable
ranges.are:
10,20,40,60,100,
200,
and400.
AUTO TheAUTO key
switchestheZ-5000 incroutof
theautomaticmode, Whenthe
Z5000isfirstturnedon,it
automaticallyadjuststhe
sensitivityandrangeselection,
thidtheword"AUTO"willbe
displayednearthe top
ofthe
screen.BypressingtheAUTO
key,you cantakecontrolofthe
Z-5000,makingmanual
adjustments
asdesired,When
theZ-5000isintheautomatic
mode,
theword "AUTO"willbe
displayed
nearthe
topofthe
display,
0 SENSITIVITY
LIGHT
DIGITAL
AcompletedigitalsonarisbuiltinsidetheZ-5000.Itautomatically
discriminates
betweenthevalid bottomechoesand falseechoesfrom
fish,
thermoclines,
orother signals. Thedigitaldisplaywillshowonlythe
bottom
depth.
WhentheZ-5000isfirstturnedon,thedigitalwillflash "0" untilithas
"lockedon"tothebottom
signal.
Onceithasacquired thebottom
depth,
itwilldisplay thedepthin thelower leftofthe
display.
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Although
itisnot
necessary
in normal use, togetthemaximum
performance
outofyourdigitalsonar, stopthechartbypressing both
arrowkeysinthechartsectionofthekeyboard. ThisturnstheZ-5000
rzooM ]EL
t_OFFJrON_I
toknowthebottom
depth.
intoa
digitalsonaronlyand allowsittobettertrackthebottomsignal.
Onereasontousethe digitalin this mannerwouldbeif
youaregoingto
travelathighspeedfrom onepart ofalaketoanotherandyoujustwant
LIGHT
Thedigitalis turnedoffwhenevertheZ-5000 istakenout
ofthe
automaticmode.
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nnrnATIflkI Forexample, tosettherangefrom0to60feet, press
thedown arrow
I—flflII'.tI1
WhentheZ-5000 isfirstturnedon, itautomatically
findsanddisplays
thebottomdepth,sets
the
sensitivity
level, and muchmore.If
desired,
the
Z-5000 canbeleft in this automaticmode andusedforfindingfish and
thewaterand bottomconditionsthey prefer. However, virtuallyevery
functionoftheZ-5000 canbemanuallyadjusted
sothat"finetuning" of
theunittothesurrounding
conditionscanbemade.
[ON
ON
TheONkey islocatedin thelower rightcornerofthekeyboard. It
is
placedin thislocationsothatitcanbeeasily found—evenatnightTo
turnthe
Z-5000
on,press
theONkey.Thechart lights
willbeginflashing,
then stopaftersix
seconds.Thechartwillbegin
scrolling acrossthe
displayandthenumber"0"willflash.This numberisthe
digitalbottom
depthdisplay.
After
theunithasfoundthebottom, thedepth willbe
displayed.
WhentheZ-5000is
firstturned on,theautomaticmodeison. To
switch itintothe manual
mode,presstheAUTOkey
whichislocated
abovetheON key.Theword
AUTOatthetopofthe
displaywillbe
erased,
autosensitivity and autoranging willbothbecancelled,plusthe
digitaldisplaywillbeturnedoffandyou willhavecomplete
manual
controloftheZ-5000.TheZ-5000 canbereturnedtotheautomatic
modeatanytimebysimplypressing
theAUTO keyagain.
keyuntilthe lower limitonthe
displayreads60.NOTE: although
the
maximum
lowerlimittheZ-5000candisplayis400feetthe actual depth
that
theZ-5000canreach isdependentonwaterandbottom
conditions,
plus
the
qualityofthetransducerinstallation.
Thelower limitcanbechanged
even iftheAutomaticfunctionison.
However, theZ-5000won't
acceptanentryifalowerlimitisselectedthat
islessthanthe
depthofthe bottomwhiletheZ-5000 isinthe Automatic
mode.Forexample, iftheZ-5000 isin Automatic,
andthe range is0to
100
feet,
withabottom
signalat80feetandyouselectalowerlimitof60
feetthe Z-5000will leavethelowerlimitat100feet
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SCALE
MARKERS
ZOOM
ZOOM t______
Oftenit'sdesirabletoexpandor "ZOOM"asectionofthe display
to
showmoredetail.Pressing theZOOMkey
aliows you todoublethe
size
ofthe
targets
shownonthe
lowerhalfofthe
display. Forexample, ifit's in
themanualmodeandtherangeis0-60
feet,press
theZOOM key.The
new range willbe30to60feetThesegment
size ordistancebetween
the
upperlimitand lower limitwillbedisplayedonthescreenforsix
seconds,then disappear. Inthis example, the segment sizeis30feet The
segment
size isdisplayedin the uppermiddleofthe
display.After6
secondsitwilldisappear.
LOFF J
OFF
ToturntheZ-5000off,pressandHOLD theOFFkeyuntilthedisplayis
erased.
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Ifthe
automaticmodeison, the maximumchart speedcannotbe
reached.
Turning theautomatic
modeoffwillallow the maximum
chart
speedtobeattained. Thereare32stepsofchartspeedin manualmode
and 31 stepsin automatic.
Attimesitisdesirabletostop or"freeze"thedisplay
toexaminean
echo beforeitscrollsoffthescreen.
Pressingboththe rightand left
arrowkeys inthechartsection atthesame timeoncewillfreezethe
display.
Whilethedisplayisstopped,
the
toplineonthe
displaywillflash
onand offtosignify
thattheunit isin thefreezemode.
Pressing
both
arrowkeys again will startthe
displaymovingatthe lastchartspeed
setting. Ifthe digitalsonarison,thebottomwillcontinue
tobedisplayed
onthescreen.The
digitaldoesnot stop
whenthechartisinthe"freeze"
mode.
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RANGE I__+ +
When
theZ-5000isintheautomatic mode,
theranges
willauto-
maticallychange
tokeep thebottomsignalonthe
displayasthebottom
depthchanges. At
times, however, itmaybedesirabletoexpandthe
range orzoomin onatargetThe
upper limitcanbeset
tohalfthelower
limit
settingbyusing
the"ZOOM"keydescribedlaterin this section.
Thedepthrange
isalwaysdisplayedatthe
top
and bottomofthe
display.Thescalesmarkedonthesides ofthedisplay
willhelpyou
determine
thedepthofatarget.
Onthe0-10foot
range,
each mark
indicates
onefoot,while onthe 0-20
footscale eachmarkindicatestwo
feet, etc.Thescalemarkerscanalsobeused on ranges
deeperthan60
feetForexample, ifthe rangeis0-100feet,each markisequal
to10feet.
LOWERLIMIT
Tochange thelowerlimit, firstmakecertaintheword "AUTO"isnot
displayed
atthetop ofthescreen,
signifying
thattheautomaticmode is
off. (Note:Thisalsodisablestheautomatic sensitivityfunction.)
Ifthe
automatic
modeison,presstheAUTOkeyoncetodisableit.Next,
press
thedownarrowkey
intheRANGE section ofthe
keyboard.
Eachtimethe
downarrowispressed, thelower limitwillswitch tothenextdeeper
scale.Pressing the
uparrow keywillchangethelowerlimittothe next
shallowerscale.
Theavailable
depthrangesare10,20,40, 60, 100,200,
and.400feet.The display
willimmediately
changetothenewdepth
range anddisplay
thenew lower,limit
atthebottom
ofthescreen.
SENSITIVITY
Whenfirstturnedon,theZ-5000isin the
AUTOSEARCH mode.This
means
the
sensitivity
and rangeare automaticallyadjustedby
themicro-
computer
tofindandlockontothebottom.Thesensitivity
canbeleftin
theautomatic
modeoritcanbemanuallyadjusted
tosuitconditions.
Thesensitivity
level isdisplayedbyahorizontal
bar atthe
top
ofthe
display.
Whenthesensitivity isatminimum,
thebar isveryshort.As
sensitivity
isincreased, thebarwilltraveltotherightincreasingin length
correspondingly.
Whenthesensitivity isset
tomaximum, the bar will
extendacrossthe
topofthedisplay.
Tomanuallyadjustthe
sensitivity, presstheAUTO
keyonce,and auto
sensitivity
willbeturnedoff.ThewordAUTOat
the
topofthe displaywill
disappear,
signifying thattheZ-5000isin themanualmode.To increase
the
sensitivity, press
and hold therightarrow keyuntilthesensitivity
isat
thedesired level.Theleftarrowdec.reases sensitivity
inthe same
manner. Noticehowthe
sensitivity
barmovesasyouchangesettings.
Whenyoupressthe rightarrowkey,thebarmovestothe right indicating
anindreasein sensitivity. Pressing
theleftarrowkeymovesthebartothe
left, indicatingthesensitivity hasdecreasedaccordingly.
You'llalso see
thechangeonthe
display.
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LIGHT
SENSITIVITY
BAR
srJsIrl'!TY
AUTO.
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Figure
7demonstratesa
graph withtoolittlesensitivity, while onthe
right,the sensitivity
isadjustedproperly;
afish isnowvisible,
thesurface
clutterismore pronounced,
andthebottom
signalhaswidened.
SENSITMTY
ADJUSTED
PROPERLY
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CHARTSPEED
Whenthehorizontalbar reachesthefarright handsideofthe
screen,
thesensitivity levelisatmaximum,Ifhighsensitivitysettings
areused,a
secondbottomechomayappear. Thisisnormaland iscausedby
the
returningsignalreflecting
offthe
surfaceofthe
water,
makingasecond
trip
tothebottomandbackagain.
ThisiscaVed"second echo".
WhentheZ-5000 isturnedonforthefirst
time,thechartspeedscrolls
ata
pre-detem,ined
speed.If
ahigherspeedisdesired, pressand hold
therightarrow> keyin theCHART section ofthe keyboard until itrunsat
thedesiredspeed. Toslowthedisplay,
pressandholdthe leftarrow c
key. Whenevereitherofthese
keysare pressed, thesensitivity
baratthe
topof
thedisplay willchangetoadashed lineandthe letters"CHT'will
appearin awindownearthe
topof
thedisplay.Thisbarrepresents
the
chartspeed.If
youpress and holdtherightarrow>keyforexample, the
barwillstartmovingtothe right,signifying
thatthe chartspeedis
increasing.Byholdingeithertherightorleft arrowkeys, thedisplaycan
bespeededuporsloweddown. Whenthehorizontalbarreachesthefar
rightsideofthe screen,
thechartspeedisatitsmaximum value.
ToturnAutoSensitivity
backon, press the
AUTO key. Remember, both
automatic
sensitivity
controland auto ranging functionsareturned off
and onatanytimebypressingtheAUTOkey.Thetwo controlscannot
beturnedofforonseparatelybypressing
theAUTOkey.
TOOLITTLE
SENSITM1Y
AUTOSENSITIVITYADVANCED OPERATION
WhentheZ-5000 isin theautomatic
mode,the sensitivity ofthe
receiverwill beadjusted
toten steps abovetheminimum required
topick
upthebottomsignal. (There
are 32stepsofsensitivityavailable.)
The
sensitivity
levelcanbechangedwhiletheZ-5000isin the
automaticmode.This
maybedesirableifthelevel ofsensitivity chosen
by
theZ-5000 isnot
enough
toshowfish orothersmalldetail, orifit i
toohighforwater conditions. Oncethesensitivity
hasbeenchanged,
theZ-5000willincreasethe
sensitivity
enough
topick upthebottom
signal,
then add inthelevel
youprogrammed.
Ifdesired,
anyamountof
sensitivityuptothemaximummaybeadded.
Toadjust
the
sensitivity
while theZ-5000isintheautomatic
mode,
simplypresseitherthe right
arrowkey> toincreasethe
sensitivity
orthe
left
arrowkey<todecreaseit
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