Lowrance X-55 User manual

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X-55
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
INSTRUCTIONS
LITHOIN U.S.A. 988-0136-07 L!®
LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC.
12000 E.SKELLY DR., TULSA, OK 74128
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TABLEOF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
MOUNTING
POWER CONNECTIONS 2
TRANSDUCER 3
KEYBOARD BASICS 3
DISPLAY 4
MENUS 5
HELP s
WINDOWS 5
VIEWING WINDOWS OPTIONS 7
MODIFYINGGROUPS 7
RESETTING ALLGROUPS S
SIDESCANOPERATION 8
SONAROPERATION g
AUTOMATIC 9
SENSITIVITY 10
RANGE 11
Upper andLower Limits II
ZOOM -
Automatic Operation 12
ZOOM -Manual Operation 13
ALARMS 14
FISHALARM 14
ZONEALARM 15
DEPTHALARMS 16
ALARMMUTE 17
MENU-PAGE
1 18
CHARTSPEED 18
GRAYLINE® 18
FISHLD 19
DISPLAYCONTRAST 20
MENU-PAGE2 21
ADJUST
BACKLIGHTLEVEL 21
BACKLIGHTON/OFF 21
SPEAKER
VOLUME 21
TURN DIGITALBOXOFF 22
CONSTRUCT
DIGITALBOX 22
MENU-PAGES 23
CHARTCURSOR 23
DISPLAY
ZOOMBAR 23
DISPLAYZONEBAR 24
DIGITAL
SONAR 24
MENU-PAGE4 24
FASTRAK 24
SELECTUNITS OFMEASURE 25
CLEAR
DISTANCELOG 25
MENU-PAGES 26
ADJUSTCHARTSURFACECLARITY 26
ADVANCED
SIGNALPROCESSING
(ASP) 26
SIGNALINTERPRETATION 27
TRANSDUCERS AND CONE
ANGLES 28
FISHARCI-JES 28
WATER TEMPERATURE AND
THERMOCLINES 30
SURVEYING ALAKE 31
BAITFISH 32
SONAR TROUBLESHOOTING 33
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WINDOWS SUMMARY
Allofthewindow
groupsusedbytheX-
55areshown onthe following pages.
Toviewthesegroups,simplypress
the
WINDOWS
key, then repeated press
thedownarrow key.This will "cycle"
the
unit
throughallgroups.
Remember,
eachgroupcanbecustomized, how-
everthe group will revert totheones
shownonthese
pageswhentheunitis
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INTRODUCTION
TheX-55isahighquality, widescreen sonar
with performance thatis
secondtononeinitsclass.Usingmenufeatures
and"soft-key"operation,
theX-55isalsooneoftheeasiest-to-use sonarsthat
Lowrancehasever
built.Thewide
"Clearvision"screen showstheunderwaterworldwith high
resolution and detail. The
display
and keyboardare alsolighted fornight
operation. TheX-55alsohasdigital depth, boatspeed, surfacewater
temperature,
anddistancetravelled (log)displays.In orderto usethe
digital speed, temperature,
and logdisplays, you must purchase and
install an optional ST-T(transom mount) orST-H (through-hull mount)
speed/temperature sensor.
Readthis
manual andtakeitwithyou
thefirstfewtimesyouuseyourunit.
Itmakes agreatreference ifyou needit.
MOUNTING
Install theX-55in anyconvenient location, provided thereisclearance
behind theunitwhenitistiltedforthebestviewingangle.Holesin the
bracket baseallow
woodscrewor
through-bolt mounting.Youmay
need
toplace a
piece
ofplywood on
thebackofthin
fiberglass
panels
tosecure
themounting
hardware. Make certainthereisenough
roombehindthe
unittoattach
the
powerandtransducer cables.
Thesmallest holethat
willpassone
power
ortransducer
plug
is
oneinch.
Afterthe
hole
isdrilled,passthetransducerconnectorupthrough
thehole
first,thenpassthe power
cable
down
through it.
Afterthecables
havebeenrouted,filltheholewith
a
good marinesealing
compound. Offsetthebracket tocoverthehole. Route
the power
cable
throughtheslotandbreakout
one oftheotherslots
inthebracketforthe
transducer
cable.
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POWER
CONNECTIONS
TheX-55works froma
twelve-volt batterysystem. Forthebest
results,
attach the
power
cable
directly
tothebattery. Youcanattach
the
power
cable
toanaccessory orpowerbuss,
however
youmayhave problems
with
electrical interference.Therefore,its
saferto
go
aheadandattachthe
power
cable
directly
tothebattery.Ifthe
cableisnot
longenough, splice
#18
gauge
wireontoit.
The
powercable
hastwo
wires, redandblack.Red
isthe
positivelead,blackisnegativeorground. Makecertaintoattachthe
in-linefuseholdertothe
redleadasclosetothe
powersource
as
possible.
Forexample,
if
you
havetoextendthe
powercable
tothe
batteryor power
buss,
attachoneendofthe
fuseholder
directly
tothe battery orpower
buss.Thiswillprotect
boththeunitandthe
power
cablein theeventofa
short.TheX-55usesa3-ampfuse.
IMPORTANT!
Donotusethis
product
withouta
3-amp
fusewiredintothepower
cable!
Failureto usea3-amp fusewillvoid your
warranty.
If
you'reinstallinganoptionalspeed/temperaturesensor, read
the
speed/
temperaturesensor's installation manual for mountinginstructions.
Routethe sensor's cabletotheX-55's powercableandplugitintothe
connectormarked "SPEED/TEMPCABLE"
NOISE
Amajor cause
ofsonar
problemsiselectricalnoise.Thisusuallyappears
onthesonar's
display
asrandompatternsofdots
orlines.Inseverecases,
itcan completely
coverthe screen with blackdots,orcausethe unit
operate erraticly, ornotatall.
To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise, first try to
determine the
cause. Withtheboatatrestinthe
water, thefirst
thingyou
should
doisturnallelectricalequipmentontheboatoff.Makecertainthe
engine
is
off,
also.Turn
your
X-55
on,thenturnoff ASP(Advanced Signal
Processing). Thereshouldbeasteadybottomsignalonthe
display. Now
turnoneach
piece
ofelectricalequipment onthe
boatandviewtheeffect
onthe
sonar's
display. For
example,turnonthe bilgepumpandview the
sonar
display
fornoise. Ifnonoiseispresent,turnthe
pumpoff,
then
turn
on the VHF radio and transmit. Keep doing this until all electrical
equipment
hasbeen turnedon, theireffect onthesonar
displaynoted,
then
turnedoff.
If
you
findnoiseinterference fromanelectricalinstrument, trollingmotor,
pump,
orradio, tryto isolate theproblem. Youcanusually re-route the
sonar
unit's
power
cable
andtransducercable
away
fromthewiringthat
is
causing
theinterference.VHF
radioantenna
cablesradiatenoise
when
transmitting, sobe
certaintokeep thesonar'swires
awayfrom
it.You
may
needtoroutethe
sonarunit's
power
cable
directly
tothe
battery
toisolate
itfromother
wiringontheboat.
Ifnonoise
displays
on
thesonarunitfromelectrical
equipment, thenmake
certaineverythingexceptthesonarunitisturnedoff,
then
starttheengine.
IncreasetheRPM withthegearshift in neutral. Ifnoiseappears onthe
display,the problemcouldbeoneof three
things;sparkplugs, alternator,
ortachometer wiring. Tryusing
resistor sparkplugs, alternator
filters,
or
routing the sonar unit'spowercable
awayfromenginewiring. Again,
routing thepower cabledirectlyto the batteryhelps eliminate noise
problems. Makecertaintousethe in-linefuse
suppliedwith
theunitwhen
wiring thepower
cabletothebattery.
Whennonoise
appearsonthe
sonarunitafterallofthe
above
tests,
then
thenoisesource is probably cavitation. Many novices or persons
with
limitedexperience
makehasty
sonarinstallationswhichfunctionperfectly
inshallow
water, orwhenthe boatisatrest.Innearly allcases, thecause
ofthe
malfunction willbethe
locationand/or
angle
ofthe
transducer. The
faceof
thetransducermustbeplacedinalocationthathasasmooth flow
of
wateratallboat
speeds. Readyour
transducerowner's
manual forthe
bestmounting position.
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X-55 POWER CONNECTIONS
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3.Thewatermaybedeeper
thanthesonar's ability
tofindthebottom. If
thesonar
can'tfindthebottomsignalwhileit'sinthe
automatic mode,the
digitalwillflashcontinuously.It
maychangethe range
tolimits
fargreater
thanthewateryouare in. Ifthis happens, place
the unitin themanual
mode,
then
change
the
range
toarealistic one, (for
example, 0-100 feet)
and increase the
sensitivity.Asyoumoveintoshallower
water,
abottom
signalshould appear.
4.Checkthebatteryvoltage. Ifthe
voltagedrops, theunit's
transmitter
power
also drops,reducing itsability
tofindthebottomortargets.
Bottomecho
disappearsathigh
speedsorerratic digitalreadingor
weakbottomechowhileboat ismoving
1. Thetransducer maybein turbulent water. Itmustbe mounted in a
smooth flowofwaterinorderforthe
sonartoworkatallboat
speeds. Air
bubbles inthewater
disruptthesonar signals,interferingwithits
ability
to
findthe
bottomorother
targets.ThetechnicaltermforthisisCavitation.
2.Electrical noisefromtheboat'smotorcaninterferewiththesonar.This
causesthesonartoautomatically increase its Discrimination or noise
rejectionfeature. Thiscancausetheunitto
eliminateweakersignals
such
asfishorevenstructure fromthe
display. Tryusing
resistor
sparkplugs
orrouting thesonarunit's
powerandtransducer cables away
fromother
electrical wiring onthe
boat.
Nofisharches whentheFish ID feature isoff:
1. Make certain transducerispointing straight down.This isthemost
common
problem ifa partialarch isdisplayed.SeetheFishArchsection
in your
owner'smanual formoreinformation.
2.Thesensitivity may
notbehigh enough. Inorder
fortheunittodisplay
afisharch,ithasto
beabletoreceivethefish's
echofromthetimeitenters
theconeuntil it leaves. If the sensitivity isnot highenough, theunit
displaysthe
fish
onlywhenitisin thecenterofthecone.
3. Use the Zoom feature. Itismuch easiertodisplayfisharches when
zoomedinonasmall rangeofwaterthanalargeone.For example, you
willhavemuch betterluck seeingfisharcheswith a30to60footrange
thana0to60
footrange.This
enlarges
the
targets,
allowingthe display
toshowmuch moredetail.
4.Theboatmustbemoving ataslowtrollingspeed toseefish
arches. Iftheboatismotionless, fishstay inthecone, showing onthe
displayasstraight
horizontal lines.
TRANSDUCERCONNECTIONS
See
thetransducerowner'smanual includedwiththe unitforcomplete
transducerinstallation instructions.
SIDE
SCAN
The
X-55has
optional
side-scan
capability. To usethisfeature,
you
must
purchasethe ScanPacaccessory. To install it,followtheinstructions
enclosedwiththeScanPac.
Seethe"SideScan
Operation" section inthismanual forinformation on
usingtheside-scan feature.
SPEED/TEMPERATURE/DISTANCE LOG
Tousethe
speed,temperature, anddistancelog
features,you
mustinstall
anoptional speed/temperature sensor. Lowrance manufactures athru-
hull sensor/transducercombination unitand atransommount speed/
temponlysensor.
KEYBOARD
The
keyboard
has
keysarrangedintwovertical
columns
plusahorizontal
rowatthebottom.Thekeys
intheleftcolumn are usedtoenternumbers
andmenuselections. Thekeys intherightcolumn
activatethewindows
featureandthebasicsonarfunctions. Themenu keyin thebottom right
cornerofthekeyboardactivatesthefirstmenu page.Thekeys alongthe
bottom ofthe
screen are usedtoactivatethealarm menu, stop
the
chart,
and makemenu selections withthearrow keys.
WINDOWS
-Thiskeygivesyou
accesstothewindows
mode,whichlets
youcustomize
displays.
SENS -Press thiskeytoadjust
theunit's
sensitivity.
RANGE
-This
keyletsyouadjust
therange whentheunitisinthemanual
mode.
ZOOM -TheX-55gives
you2Xand4Xzoomcapability
withthiskey.
AUTO
-Thisturnstheautomatic feature offandon.
MENU -Pressthis key to show themenus and gain access to most
functions.
CLEAR -This keyclearsmenus anderases entriesfromthescreen.
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ALARM
- Press thiskeytoactivate
anyofthesonaralarms.
STOP
-Whenthiskeyispressed,thechart
stopsscrolling. Thisdoesn't
affectthedigitaldisplay, however.
ARROWKEYS
-These
keys
are used tomakemenu selections andto
moveobjects
onthescreen.
ON-TheON keyturns the
X-55on.
OFF-Press and HOLDtheOff key toturntheX-55off.
DISPLAY
-General
Thelights areturnedonfor
approximately tensecondswhentheX-55is
firstturnedon. Menus appear atthesametime. Tokeepthelightson,
pressthe keyadjacenttothe
Light
label.Itcontrolsthe
backlighting used
on the displayand keyboard. Ifyoudon'twantthe lights on, waitten
secondsandthe
lightswillautomaticallyturnthemselves off.Themenus
willalsodisappearaftertenseconds,oryoucanturnthemoff
bypressing
theCLEAR keyatthebottom ofthescreen.
TheMetriclabelatthe
topofthescreenworksthesame way. Pressthe
keyadjacent
totheMetriclabeltochange thedepthfromfeettometers.
Thisalsochanges the
temperature displaytodegreesCelsius, speedto
knots,
andlogto kilometersontheX-55.
TheDisplay menuatthebottomofthescreen lets
youadjust
the
display's
contrastforthebest
viewingangle. Pressingtheleftarrow
keydecreases
the
contrast,
the
right
arrow increases it.Aftersetting
thecontrastforthe
bestviewingangle, press theCLEAR keyto erasethemenu orwait
approximatelyten secondsanditwill
automaticallyerase.
Seethe
Display
Contrastsectionformore information onthisfeature.
When theX-55isfirstturned
on,the
displaywillappearsimi-
lartotheoneatleft. Theword
"AUTO" inthe upper leftcor-
ner ofthedisplay indicates
the automaticfeature is on.
The digital bottom depth is
also displayed in thisbox.
IMPORTANT
SERVICE INFORMATION!
Ifyourunit isnotworking,
orifyouneedtechnical help, please usethe
followingtroubleshooting sectionbefore contacting
the
factory
customer
service
department. It
maysave youthetroubleofreturning yourunit.
Unitwon'tturn on:
1.Checkthe
power
cable'sconnectionattheunit.Alsocheckthe
wiring.
2.Makecertain the
power
cableiswired
properly.Theredwireconnects
tothepositive battery
terminal, blacktonegative orground.
3.Checkthefuse.
4.Measure the
batteryvoltageattheunit's powerconnector.
Itshouldbe
atleast11 volts. Ifitisn't, thewiring totheunitisdefective, thebattery
terminalsorwiring ontheterminals are corroded, orthebattery needs
charging.
Unit freezes,locks
up,or operateserratically:
1.Electrical noisefromtheboat's motor,trollingmotor, oranaccessory
maybeinterfering withthesonarunit. Re-routing the powerand
trans-
ducercablesawayfromotherelectrical wiringontheboat mayhelp.
Route thesonarunit's power cabledirectlyto thebatteryinstead of
through
afuseblockorignitionswitch
2. Inspect thetransducercableforbreaks, cuts,orpinched
wires.
3.Checkboththetransducer and power connectors.Makecertain both
aresecurelyplugged in totheunit.
Weakbottom
echo,digitalreadingserratic,
ornofish signals:
1.Makecertaintransducerispointingstraightdown.Cleanthe
faceofthe
transducer. Oil,dirt, andfuelcancauseafilmtoformonthe
transducer,
reducing
itseffectiveness.Ifthetransducerismountedinsidethe
hull,
be
sure it isshooting throughonlyone layeroffiberglassand that it is
securely
bondedtothehull. Do NOTuseRNsiliconerubber adhesive
orMarinetex
2.Electrical noisefromtheboat'smotorcaninterferewiththesonar.This
causesthesonartoautomatically increase its Discrimination ornoise
rejectionfeature. Thiscan
causethe unitto
eliminateweakersignalssuch
asfishorevenstructurefromthedisplay.
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WiththeX-55,anyone
caneliminateguesswork
and concentrate onthe
areaswherefishare likelytobe. Even ifit's thefirsttimeonthelake!
Themostefficient
way
tobecome acquainted withabody
ofwateristo
survey
itwith yourX-55.Startwith amap ofthe lake, ifpossible, and
indicatethepromising spots
in relationtolandmarksonshore.
Asyougoaboutyoursurvey,yourX-55
willtellyou thedepthand
type
of
bottom. Itwillalso reveal suspendedfish.
Keep
afewmarker
buoys
inthe boat, readytotossoverboard.
Whenthe
X-55indicates aschooloffish,throw
thebuoy out.Withtheschool thus
marked,youcan makeyourturn
andcomebacktofishinexactlytheright
spot.
Thisisessentialwhenyou'refarfrom
shoreona
big
lake.Unlessyou
marktheschool
offish when
you're
over
it, youmay
notbeable
tofindit
again.
BAITFISH
The importance of baitfishtosuccessful fishing can't beover-empha-
sized. They arethe
principle foodofallgame fishin mostwaters.
Baitfisharethe
planktonfeeding forage
fish,suchasminnows andshad.
Baitfishcanalsobetheyoung
of
gamefish, such
ascrappies, bluegill,and
bass.
Mostbaitfishconcentrate within fivefeetofthesurfacewheresunlight
promotes thegrowthoftheplankton onwhich they
feed.One
methodof
fishing istousetheX-55tofindthebait
fishfirst.WiththeFishIDfeature
off,
aschool ofbaitfishwilllooklikea"cloud"onthe display.Usually,game
fishwillbenearby, often directly beneaththeschool ofbaitfish.
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MENUS
TheX-55usesmenusexten-
sively to guide you through
thefunctionsandfeaturesof
the unit. The menu key ac-
cesses many of these fea-
tures,allowingyou
tocustom-
ize theunittoyourparticular
needsand waterconditions.
Although you may have to
leaveonemenuandenteran-
othertoreachthedesiredfunc-
tion,
allyouhaveto
doispress
themenukeytoselectthe
nextmenu.If
youeverget
lostinamenu,simply
press
theCLEAR key.
HELP
Anextremely useful
feature
incorporated intotheX-55series
isthe
Help
menus.Virtuallyeveryfeature
hasa
helpmenulabel
that,when pressed,
gives oneor more pages oftextdescribing howtousethatfeature. For
example, pressingtheAUTO
keybrings upamenulettingyouswitchthe
unitintooroutoftheautomatic mode. Ahelplabelalsoappears
onthe
screen. Pressingthe
keyadjacentto
the
help
label
givesyou
adescription
ofhow automatic worksandhow itaffects
differentfunctions.
WINDOWS
Youcanchange
thedisplays onthe
X-55by
using
thewindowsfeature.
Thislets
you
customize
displaysto your
own
fishing
orboatingsituations.
Thisfeaturealso givesyou 15window display
screens ontheX-55.
Thescreensavailable inthewindows modearedivided
intotwoormore
windows per screen. Each
screen ofwindowsiscalleda
"group".Group'A"asshownat
right hasthe
digitaldisplays
in
onewindowandthesonarchart
intheother.
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movebackward. For
example,
pressing
thedownarrow key
once shows the group "B"
screenwhich istheside scan
screen. To return to the full
sonar screen, pressthekey
nexttothe"FULL CHART'la-
belatthe
top
ofthescreen.
Everyone
ofthe
group
screens
canbe modified to some ex-
tent. For example, press the
MENUkey whilegroup "A"is
To use thewindows
feature,
first
press
theWINDOWS
key.
A screen similar to the one
shown at left appears. The
menu at the bottom of the
screen
letsyou
switchbetween
the
"pages"of
displays.These
are lettered "A"through "0".
Group "A"showsfirst.Press
thedownarrowkeytomove
forward
through
thescreens.
Press the up arrow key to
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displayed. Fournewlabels appear
onthe
display
asshownabove. Two
oftheselabelsarewindowmenus. Pressingthekeyadjacentto
oneofthe
"window menu"labels givesyou a
menuwithfunctionsthatrelateonlyto
that window. For
example, ifyoupress
thekeyadjacent tothewindow
menu labelonthesonarchartwindow, thescreenwill
clearand
youwill
haveanewmenuwithselectionssuch
as"ADJUSTCHARTSPEED"and
_______ "ADJUSTGRAYLINE".Other
windowmenusletyouchange
_________ ______ theunitsofmeasureoradjust
alarms.
FISHIO
ri
THESE ADJUSTMENTS
AFFECT ALL CHART
bJINOO5JS AND
JLLL
SCREEN CHART.
MORE
Toexitfromawindow
menu,
press theCLEAR key.
SURVEYING ALAKE
Themostsuccessful anglers onanybodyofwaterare thosewhofishit
day
after
day
and
year
after
year. Eventually,theylearnthehot spots
that
produce
fishconsistently.They discover
throughexperience
where, and
atwhatdepth,theycanexpecttofindthefishtheywantatanyseason.
And
they
realizethatthese
productiveareaschangethroughout the year
depending onwater
level, temperature, food, andotherfactors.
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750
THERMOCLINE
MOST PRODUCTIVE
ZONE FORFISHING
VAlUES INDEPTH
DUETO
WIND,
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ofthewater. Forexample, from45to60feet.
Thesmallerthe
segment,
thebetterthe
screen resolutionwill be.Theeasiest
way
todothisonthe
X-55iswiththeZoomfeature.Thisfeature expands the
echoes,
making
iteasiertoseedetail. Forthebest results,turnthe sensitivityupas high
aspossible without
getting toomuch noiseonthescreen. Inmediumto
deepwater,
thismethodshouldworktodisplay
fisharches.
If
you
seefish signals whentheunitisinthemanual mode, butdon'tget
fishsymbolswhentheFishl.D.featureison,tryincreasingthe
sensitivity.
WATER
TEMPERATUREANDTHERMOCLINES
Water
temperature hasanimportant-itnot
controlling-influence uponthe
activities
ofallfish.Fisharecoldblooded andtheirbodiesarealways
the
temperature ofthe surrounding water. During the
winter,colderwater
slows downtheirmetabolism. Atthistime, they need about a
fourthas
muchfoodastheyconsume in thesummer.
Mostfishdon't
spawnunlessthe
watertemperature iswithin rathernarrow
limits. Asurface temperature meterhelps identify
thedesired surface
water
spawningtemperaturesforvarious
species. Troutcan'tsurvivein
streams thatget toowarm. Bassandotherfisheventually
dieoutwhen
stockedinlakesthatremain
toocoldduring thesummer.Whilesome
fish
haveawidertemperature
tolerancethan
others,
eachhasacertainrange
withinwhichittriestostay.Schoolingfishsuspended over deepwaterlie
atthe
levelthat
provides this
temperature. Weassumethey
are
themost
comfortable here.
Thetemperature ofwaterin the lake is seldom constant
fromtopto
bottom. Layersofdifferenttemperaturesform,
andthe
junction
ofawarm
andcoollayer
ofwateriscalledathermocline. Thedepth and
thickness
ofthethermocline
canvary withtheseason ortimeofday.Indeep
lakes
there
may
be
twoormoreatdifferentdepths. Thermoclinesareimportant
tofishermenbecause theyare areaswhere
fishareactive. Many times
baitfishwillbeabove
thethermoclinewhilelargergamefishwill
suspend
in orjust belowit.
TheX-55candetectthisinvisiblelayer
inthe
water, butthe sensitivity
will
probably
have tobeturneduptoseeit.
VIEWING WINDOWS
OPTIONS
Toseealloftheavailable win-
dow options, pressthe WIN-
DOWS key, then press the
MENUkey.Now
press
the
key
adjacentto
the
"MAIN MENU"
label. Finally, press the key
nextto the "VIEW ALL WIN-
DOWS" label. The screenat
rightappears.
Thefirstwindow
appearsinthe
upperrightcorner
ofthescreen.A
description of
thescreenshowsinthe
boxatthebottomofthe
screen. Now
press
the
key
adjacent tothe"NEXT"
label.
Thischanges the
displayed
windowanddescription.
Whenyou've
finished
viewing
thewindows, press
theCLEAR key.
MODIFYING GROUPS
To modify or "customize" a
group, first press the WIN-
DOWS key, then press the
MENUkey. Now
press
the
key
adjacent
tothe
"MAIN MENU"
label at the bottom of the
screen.Thescreenshown be-
low
appears.
PAGE
Selectthe letterofthe group
you
wish
tocustomize
bypress-
ing the key adjacent to the
group's
label.Ifthelabelisn't
shownon
this
page,press
the
key adjacent
to the"MORE"
label.Inthisexample, thekey
nexttothe"GROUP
A" label
was pressed. The screen
shownat thetopofthenext
pageappears.
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the
keyadjacent to
the "RE-PROGRAM A
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_______________________________ Thedepth window
appears
in
the upperright cornerof the
__________ screen. Pressthe
keyadjacent
_________ tothe"NEXTWINDOW" label
______ tomovethrough the
windows.
If
you
reachthe
lastwindow,
or
_____ _________ if you wishto go backwards
throughthe
windows,pressthe
________ ______ key nextto the "PREV WIN-
________ DOW"label.Whenthedesired
__________ windowisonthe screen, press
_________ the
keynexttothe"USEWIN-
DOW"label.Thescreenclears,
placing
thenewwindowintheupper
leftcornerofthescreen. Ifthenew
windowtakes
uphalfthe screen,theunitwill
place
itontheleftsideofthe
screen.
Continuewith
thewindowselections untilthescreenisfilled.Theunitwill
stayinthewindowsmodeusingyour
newcustomized screen. If
youdon't
wanttofillascreen and onlyuseone, two, orthreewindows in a
group,
simplypress
the
keyadjacent
tothe"STOP" label. Thissavesthe
group
andexitsthemodifywindowsmode.
Remember,
you
canalways
returntothefullscreensonarmode
by
pressing the"0"keyintheupperleftcorner. Toswitchbacktoyour
customized screenfromthe full screen sonar,simplypress the WIN-
DOWSkey, then usethedownarrowkey to switch tothegroupyou
customized.
NOTE:Turningtheunit off erasesall customized screens and user
settings!
RESElliNGALLGROUPS
Toreturnallofthe
groups
totheir
factorysettings
without
turning
theunit
offandonagain, press
theWINDOWS key, thenpress theMENU key,
then
pressthe
keyadjacenttothe"MAIN
MENU"label.Nowpress the
key
adjacent
tothe"RE-PROGRAM AGROUP"label.
Finally, pressthe
key
nexttothe"RESETALLGROUPS" label.
SIDE-SCANOPERATION
Twodifferentsidescandisplays areavailable whentheX-55is in the
Windowsmode.Tousetheside scanfeature, firstinstall theScanPac
transduceronyourtrolling motor. Next,press
theWINDOWS keyonthe
X-55unit.
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TRANSDUCER CONE ANGLES
Thesoundwavesfromthetransducer spreadoutintothewaterinacone
shaped beam.Thislooks muchlikethe
beamfrom
aflashlight.
Theangle
between theoutside edges oftheconeistheconeangle.
Lowrance
offersachoiceoftransducerswitheither
an8or2O
degreecone
angle.Thetransducersupplied
withtheX-55has
a2Odegreeconeangle.
Typically, widecone
angletransducers (20degrees) areidealforoperat-
ing
inshallowtomedium
water
depths. The20degree
cone
angle
allows
you
toseemoreoftheunderwaterworld. In1Sfeetofwaterthe20 degree
cone covers an areaaboutsixfeet across. The 8 degree transducer
coversonlyabout atwofootcircle.
The
20
degree
transducer isalmost
alwaysthebesttouseinfreshwater,
the8degree mostlyin saltwater. Ina
deepwater
environment, (300
feet
- fresh water, 100 feet - salt water)the narrowcone angleis more
desirable.Sincethe-ound
energyis
concentrated in
asmallerarea,
itcan
penetratetomuch deeperdepths.
Both8
degreeand20degreetransducers giveaccuratebottomreadings,
eventhoughthe
bottom
signalismuchwideronthe
2odegree
model.This
isbecause youareseeing moreofthebottom. Remember, theshallow
edgeofthe signalshowsyouthetruedepth.The
restofthe
signaltellsyou
whether
youareover rocks, mud, etc.
ifthecone
passes
over
afishinshallow
water,the signaldisplayed
onthe
X-55may notarchatall.Thisisduetothenarrowconediameterandthe
resolution limitationsofthedisplay.
FISH ARCHES
Fisharches arecreatedwhen
theconeofsound passesovera
fish. The
distancetoafishwhentheconefirststrikesitisshown as"A"onthenext
page.When
thecenteroftheconestrikes the fish,thedistance isshorter
asshown "B".Astheconeleaves the fish,thedistanceincreases again
asshown in "C".
Very
smallfish probably
willnotarchatall. Mediumsizedfishwillshow
a
partialarch, ora
shape
similartoanarch ifthey're
in deep water. Large
fishwillarch, but
turnthesensitivity upin deeperwatertoseethearch.
Becauseof waterconditions, suchasheavy
surfaceclutter,thermoclines,
etc.,thesensitivity sometimes cannotbeincreased enough togetfish
arches.
Oneofthebest
ways
toget fisharchesistoexpand or"zoom"a
segment
Now pressthe down arrow
key untilthescreen shown at
rightappears.
Thesearetheside scanwin-
dows. Both
windowsshowthe
digital depth displayfromthe
transducer
pointed atthebot-
tom-Nottheside scantrans-
ducer.Thewindow
ontheleft
shows aFishIDsymbol
when ______________ ______________
theunitidentifies atargetasa ________________ _______________
fish. Whenthis happens, the
digital depthdisplayatthe
bottomofthewindow
changes from"DEPTH"
to"FISH" andshows thedistance
fromthesidescantransducer
tothe
targetshown asafishsymbol.
Thewindowontheright
shows
allreturnechoes. Theseechoes
appear
as
short,horizontallines.Thethickerthe
Iine,thestrongerthe
returnecho.
The distanceto thesetargets can be determined by comparing the
position
oftheechototherangemarkersonthesideofthe display.
Tochange the
range,press
theRANGEkey.Anewmenuappears
atthe
bottomofthe
display.Usethe
upordownarrowkeystochange
therange
ofthesidescanmodefromtento
sixtyfeet.
Eitherwaitafewsecondsafter
you'vechangedtherangeandthemenuswillautomatically disappear
or
press
theCLEAR keytoerasethemenus.
SONAROPERATION -AUTOMATIC
When theX-55isfirstturnedon, theAutomatic featureisenabled. This
isindicated by
theword"AUTO" atthe
top
ofthescreen. TheAutomatic
feature
adjusts
the
sensitivity
and
range
sothebottomsignal
isdisplayed
in
thelowerhalfofthescreen at ____________________________
alltimes.
ToturnAutomatic
off,
first
press
the AUTO key. A menu ap-
pears at the bottom of the
screenabovetheleftandright
arrows. Press the left arrow
key to switchto the manual
mode. The letters "Man" ap-
pearin theupperleftcornerof
thedisplay, indicating the unit
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isinthemanual mode. ToturnAutomatic on, presstheAUTO
keyagain,
thenpress theright arrow key.
SENSITIVITY
Thesensitivity keyontheX-55controlstheability oftheunittopick up
echoes.Alow
sensitivity level
excludes muchofthebottom information,
fishsignals,andother
targetinformation. Highsensitivity levels enables
you
toseethis
detail,
butitcanalsoclutterthescreenwith
many
undesired
signals. Typically, thebestsensitivity
level showsagood solidbottom
signalwith Grayline
and somesurfaceclutter.
WhentheX-55isin the
Automatic
mode,
the
sensitivity isautomatically
adjusted
tokeep asolidbottom
signal displayed,plusalittle more. This
givesitthe
capability
toshowfishandotherdetail.
However,
situationsoccurwhere itbecomes necessary to increase or
decreasethe sensitivity. Thistypicallyhappens whenyouwishto see
moredetail, soanincrease insensitivity isindicated. Theprocedure
to
adjust
itis thesamewhethertheunitisintheautomaticormanual mode.
To
adjustthe
sensitivity,press
theSENS
key.
The
sensitivityadjust
menu
appears
atthebottomofthescreen.
The sensitivity menu has left
and rightarrows, plusa hori-
zontal bar graph. The graph
gives
avisualindication ofthe
sensitivity level. The number
above the INC arrow also
showsthepercentage ofsen-
sitivity
inuse.
Toincreasethe
sensitivity
level,
press the rightarrow key. As
youpress thekey, themenu's
bargraph will growwiderand
the
percentagewillincrease in value.Youcanalsoseethedifferenceon
thechartrecordas itscrolls. When thesensitivity isatthedesired level,
release thekey.
Todecreasethe
sensitivity level, pressthekeyadjacenttotheleftarrow.
Thebar
graphand percentagewilldecrease.Whenthe sensitivityisatthe
desiredlevel, release thekey.
When
youreach eitherthemaximum orminimum limit, atone sounds.
However,therearetimeswhen
youmay
wanttoturntheASPfeatureoff.
Thisallows
you
toviewallincoming echoesbeforethey
areprocessedby
theASPfeature.
To
change theASPlevel,presstheMENU key
fivetimes.Then pressthe
keynexttothe"ADJUST LEVEL
OFCHARTASP"labeluntilthedesired
levelisobtained.
SIGNALINTERPRETATION
YourX-55 gives an accuratepicture of the bottom that your boat is
passing. Abottom offirmsand, gravel, shell, orhardclayreturnsa
fairly
wide
signal.If
theautomaticmodeisoffandthe
signalnarrows
down,
then
itmeansthat
you
havemovedoveramudbottom.Mudabsorbsthesound
waveandreturns aweak
signal. Turnupthesensitivity toseeabetter
bottom signal.
Big rocksor stumps onasmooth bottom sendbacksignals above the
bottom level signal. The height ofthe signal depends onthetarget's
height.As youpass
overa
post,itshouldbeclearly visibleasashortline
extending abovethebottom
signal.
Asteep slope returns a wide signal, thesteeperthe wider. Signals
returnedfromahigh underwater cliffareusually thewidestofall.
WhentheFish ID.mode isoff, the
depth ofthewaterwillaffectthesize
and
shape
ofthefisharch duetothecone
angle
diameter. For
example,
ifthecone
passes
overafishinshallow
water,
the
signaldisplayedonthe
X-55may notarchatall. Thisisduetothenarrow
conediameterandthe
resolutionlimitations ofthedisplay.
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MENU-PAGE5 ____________________________ Toturnthemenus off,press thekey adjacent totheCLEAR key atthe
ADJUSTCHARTSURFACE
CLARITY
The
markings
extendingdown-
wardfromthezero lineonthe
chart are called "surfaceclut-
ter." These markings are
caused by waveaction, boat
wakes,temperature inversion,
and othernatural causes.
TheSurface
Clarity
Control (5CC) reduces oreliminates surface clutter
signals from the display. 3CC variesthe sensitivity of the receiver,
decreasing itnearthesurface and gradually increasing itasthe depth
increases.Themaximumdepththat5CCwillaffectis75%oftheselected
depth range. For example, on a0-60footrangewith maximum 8CC,
surface clutterwill be reduceddownto45feet.
Therearethreelevelsof8CCavailable ontheX-55: low, medium, and
high.Whenit'sturned
onforthefirst
time,
the8CClevelislow.Tochange
it, press theMENUkey fivetimes,then press the key adjacent
tothe
"ADJUSTCHARTSURFACE CLARITY" labeluntiltheblackboxisonthe
desired 3CClevel.
Pressthekey nexttothe"EXIT" labelwhen you're finished.
ASP(AdvancedSignal Processing)
TheASPfeatureis a noiserejection systembuilt intotheX-55that
constantly evaluates the effectsof boatspeed, waterconditions,
and
interference. Thisautomatic feature gives you thebest
displaypossible
undermostconditions.
TheASPfeature isaneffectivetoolin combating noise. Insonar
terms,
noiseisany
undesired signal. Itiscaused
by electrical andmechanical
sources suchas bilgepumps, engineignitionsystems andwiring,air
bubblespassing overthefaceofthe transducer, evenvibrationfromthe
engine. Inallcases, noise
canproduce unwanted marksonthe
display.
TheASPfeaturehastwolevels-Normaland
High.If you
have
high
noise
levels,try usingthe
"Nigh"
ASP
setting.However,if you
arehavingtrouble
with
noise,wesuggest
that
you
takestepstofindtheinterference source
andfixit, ratherthan
continually using
theunitwiththe
high
ASP
setting.
bottom leftside oftheunitorwait a fewsecondsand themenuswill
disappear.
RANGE
-Automatic
Whenturnedonforthefirsttime,theX-S5automatically placesthe
bottom
signal inthelowerhalfofthescreen. Thisiscalled AutoRanging andis
partoftheautomatic function. Therangecannot bechangedmanually
whiletheunitisinautomatic.
RANGE
-Manual
TheX-55
givesyou
control overtherangewhenit'sinthemanual mode.
To
changethe
range,
firstmake _____________________
certaintheX-55 isinthemanual
mode.Next,pressthe RANGE
key. The range adjustment
menuappearsinthe lower
right
cornerofthe
display.Pressthe
upor down arrow keystode-
crease orincrease therange. _____
Theavailable range.s are0-5, ___________
10, 20, 30,40, 60, 100, 150,
200, 300, 500,800,and1000 ________________
feet.Afterthe desired range is
displayed, press the CLEAR
keytoerase therange
menu.
NOTE: The depth capabilityof the X-55 dependson thetransducer
installation,waterandbottom conditions, andother
factors.
RANGE
-Upperand LowerLimits
The
X-55letsyouchange the
upper
andlower
range
limitswhenit'sinthe
manual mode.Thisletsyou'zoom'in onsegments ofthe
waterassmall
as5feet.In otherwords, you
cansetthe
upper
limitto3ofeetandthelower
limitto35
feet,regardless ofthebottom depth.
Thisin essence, givesyou
aSfootzoom.Youcanchoose
anysegment
ofthe
water, as longasthe
distancebetween theupperlimitand lowerlimit is5 feet (2meters,1
fathom) ormore.Usingthezoomfeature(described inthenext
section)
lets you viewa segmentof the wateron the screen's right side (for
example, from20to30feet),andazoom ofthatsegment
ontheleft.
Tochange theupperor lower limit,first make certain the unitisinthe
manual mode.
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chor.Sincetheunitisnotmov-
ing,
fishsignals are
long,
drawn
out lines on a normal chart
display. FASTRAK converts
the
graph
toaverticalbar
graph
that, with practice, makes a
usefuladdition to fishing ata
stationary location.
ZOOM
Enlarging
or"zooming" the picture is acommon method used toshow
smalldetailandfishsignals. TheX-55
givesyou
two
differentzoomsizes,
plus asplit
screen zoomoption.Thezoom
operation and adjustment
is
differentintheautomatic and manual modes.
ZOOM-AUTOMATICMODE _____
To zoom the display in the
automaticmode,first
press
the
ZOOMkey. Alltargets onthe
display
are
enlargedfourtimes ________
normalsize
automatically.The _________
menusshown atrightalsoap-
pear.
Turn thezoomfeatureon (or
off)by pressing the key adja-
centtothe"OFF/ON" label.
To changetheunitsofmeasure, pressthekeyadjacent tothe"SELECT
UNITS OFMEASURE" label.Thescreen shown below appears. The
blackboxoneachlineshows theunitofmeasure currentlyin use.Inthe
screen shown below, theunitsof measure are in feet forthedepth,
temperatureindegreesFahrenheit, andbothspeed
andlog areinstatute
miles perhour.
Press the keyadjacent tothe
unitthat you wish to change.
Forexample, press
the
key
next
totheDEPTHlabeltwotimesto
switchfromfeettometers.This
movestheblackboxtwotimes
fromthe"FT"tothe"M".When
youhave theunitsofmeasure
setas desired, press thekey
nexttothe"EXIT'label.
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TheX-55starts
counting
distanceassoonastheX-55isturned on.To
reset the distance logto zero, pressthe MENU key until the"CLEAR
DISTANCELOG"label
appears,then pressthe keyadjacentto
thatlabel.
Next,pressthe RANGEkey. The menu shown ontheprevious page
appears. Now press
thekey nexttothe"CHANGE UPPER LIMIT" label
tochangetheupperlimitor"CHANGE
LOWER LIMIT"labelto
changethe
lower
limit.
We'rechangingthe ________
upper
limitinthisexample.Af-
terpressingthe
keynexttothe
"CHANGE UPPER LIMIT'la-
bel,thescreen shown atright
appears.
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Using
the
numbered
keys, en-
teranumberforthe
upper
limit _______—
that is at leastfive feet less
thanthelowerlimit.
Inthiscase,
weentered 40,
givinga20foot
zoom. When you've entered
thedesired
upperlimit,pressthe
uparrowkeyatthebottomofthescreen.
Theunitreturnstothesonar
screen withthenewupperlimit.
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To turn FASTRAK on, press
themenukeyfour
times, then
pressthekeyadjacent tothe
'TURN FASTRAK ON" label.
Toturnitoff,repeatthesamesteps. The'TURN FASTRAKOFF" label
appears instead ofthe"TURNFASTRAK ON" label.
Change
thelowerlimitthesame
way.Usingthe upper
andlowerlimitsin
thismannerletsyouexpand a
segment
ofwaterquickly and
easily.
SELECTUNITS OFMEASURE
TheX-55can
display
thewater
depthin feet,fathoms,or meters,surface
watertemperature in degreesFahrenheit orCelsius, speed instatute
milesperhour, kilometers perhour, orknots, anddistance(log)in miles,
kilometers, ornautical miles.
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menu
pageappears,then press
the
keyadjacenttothe"REMOVEZOOM
BAR"label.
Note:Turningthezoombaronalso turns
thezoomfeatureon.
DISPLAY ZONEBAR
Whenthezone alarm ison, thezonebardoesn'tnormally show onthe
screen.Toturnthezonebaroncontinuously, firstpresstheMENU key
untilthe3rdmenupageappears.Now
pressthekeynexttothe
"DISPLAY
ZONE BAR"label.
To turnthezone baroff,press theMENU key untilthethird menu page
appears,
then
pressthe keyadjacenttothe"REMOVEZONEBAR"label.
Note:Turning thezonebar onalso turnsthezonealarm on.
DIGITALSONAR
WhentheX-55isturnedonforthe
firsttime,thedigital depth displayis
locatedatthetopleftcornerofthescreen. Thisdisplay comes froma
separatedigitalsonarbuiltintotheunit. It
displaysonly
thebottom
depth.
Ifitloses
the
bottom,thelastknown depth
willflashonthe
display.When
the
digitalfindsthe
bottom, itwillautomatically displaythebottom depth
again.
Thedigitalsonarcanbeturned
off,however thisalsoturnsallautomatic
featuresoffalso, suchasautosensitivity,
auto
ranging,andthe
FishI.D.
feature.
Toturnthe
digitalsonar
off,presstheMenu key
threetimes.Nowpress
thekey adjacent tothe"TURN DIGITAL SONAROFF" label.Toturnit
backonagain, repeatthesame
steps.
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FASTRAK
Thisfeature converts all ech-
oestoshorthorizontal lineson
the
display's
farrightside.The
graph continues to operate
normally.
FASTRAKgivesyou
a rapid update of conditions
directlyunderthe boat. This
makesitusefulforicefishing,
orwhen you'refishing atan-
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Pressing the keyadjacent
to
the"2X/4X"label
enlarges
ech-
oes from two times to four
timestheirnormal size.
To switch between the split
screen zoom and full screen
zoom, press thekeyadjacent
tothe"SPLIT/FULL"
label.The
screen instantlysplitsintotwo
sections as shown atleft.All
targets
ontheleftareshownatfourtimes
thesizeofthe
onesonthe
right.
If
youswitchtothe2Xzoom
mode,
echoes ontheleftsideofthescreen
areshownattwicethesizeasthe
onesonthe
right.Theechoes
thatscroll
across
thescreenarethe
exactsameechoesonbothsidesofthescreen.
They're
simplyenlarged ontheleftside.Thisfeaturetracks
the
bottom,
keeping itonthedisplay atalltimes, when
theautomatic featureis on.
Once
you've
set
thezoom as
desired,
presstheCLEARkeytoerasethe
menus.
ZOOM -MANUAL
MODE
When
youpress
thezoom keywhiletheunitisinthemanual mode,
the
screen shown below appears. All ofthe menus on this screenwork
identically as described above. However, one additional menu itemis
shownwhentheunitisin themanual mode: "ADJUST".
To adjust thezoom, pressthe keyadjacent
to the "ADJUST'label. A
screen similar totheone below
appears. Azoombarandadjust
arrows
appear
onthescreen. Theechoes ontheleftsideofthescreenarethe
onesthat
appear
betweenthe
top
andthebottomofthezoom
bar.Press
the upordownarrow keys to
ovethezoom barupordown.
As you adjustthe zoom bar,
the echoesmove on the left
sideofthescreen atthesame
time.Thezoom adjust
menus
willautomatically clear afew
seconds
after
you'vepressed
thelast
key.Remember,theX-
55won'ttrackthe
bottomwhen
it'sinthe
manual mode.
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Wheneither
depth
alarmsounds, a"SilenceAlarm"labelappears atthe
bottomofthescreen. Pressthe
"CLEAR"
key
tomutethealarm.Whenthe
alarm istriggered again, thealarmwillalsosound.
Thefollowing section
describes eachsonaralarm anditslimits.
FISHALARM
Use the fish alarm for a distinctiveaudible alarm whenfish or other
suspendedobjects
aredetected
by
theFish I.D.feature.Adifferenttone
soundsforeachfishsymbol sizeshown onthedisplay.
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DISPLAYZOOM BAR
Whentheunitisinthezoommode, thezoombardoesn't normallyshow
onthescreen. Thezoombarshowsthesection ofwateronthe
right
side
of the screen that the zoom
feature
displaysontheleftside.
Toturnthe zoom baroncon-
tinuously,
firstpress theMENU
key until the 3rd menu page
appears. Now press the key
nextto the "DISPLAY ZOOM
BAR"label.
Toturnthezoombar
off,press
the MENU key until thethird
SONARALARMS
TheX-55hasthreedifferent
types
ofsonar alarms. Thefirstisthe Fish
Alarm. Itsoundswhen
theFishl.D.featuredetermines anechoorgroup
ofechoes isafish.Anotheralarm istheZoneAlarm whichconsistsofa
bar.Anyechothat appears inside thisbartriggers
thealarm.Thelast
alarm iscalledtheDepth
Alarm.Only thebottom signal willtriggerthis
alarm. Thisis useful as ananchorwatch, ashallowwateralert, or for
navigation. SeetheGPSsection
forinformationonGPSalarms.
Toadjust
analarm, firstpress theALARMkey.Thescreenshown below
appears. Press thekeynexttothe"SETDEPTH ORGPSALARMS" to
adjust
theshallowor
deepdigital
alarms.Whenyoupress the
keynextto
the"SETDEPTH ORGPSALARMS", themenushown atthe
topofthe
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CHARTCURSOR
The X-55has a chartcursor
that allowsyou to pinpointa
target'sdepth. The cursor is
simply a horizontal line that
extendsacrossthe
displayf
rom
lefttoright. A
depthboxatthe
end
of
thelineonthe
right
side
showstheline's depth.Inthe
example below, the cursor
(line) isat30.0feet.
Todisplay
thechart
cursor,
press themenukeythreetimes.Now press
the key adjacent tothe'TURN CHART CURSOR ON" label. Ascreen
similartotheoneattheboftom
ofthispageappears. Usethe
up
ordownarrowkeys tomove
the cursorup or downto the _________
desired depth.
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nextpage appears. Thezone
alarm hasitsownmenuwhich ________ _____
isshown anddescribed inthe
zonealarmsection.
Once
you
seethis
screen,pressthe
down
arrow
keyuntiltheblackboxis
on thedesired alarm. In this
example, theshallowalarm is
selected. Nowpressthe key
nexttothe"CHANGE VALUE"
label.Usethenumbered keys
tosetthealarm.For
example,
tosettheshallowalarm'svalue
to10
feet,
press
the1 key, then
press
the0key.Whenthedesired valuehasbeenentered, press the
key
nexttothe"ENTER" label. TheunitreturnstotheALARMS screen.
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TURNDIGITAL BOXOFF
The
digital
boxisdisplayedinthe
upperleftcornerof
thefullsonarscreen.
Ithasthe
digitaldepthandautomatic/manual indicators.Toturnthisbox
off,presstheMENUkey
twice,then
press
thekeyadjacent tothe"TURN
DIGITAL
BOXOFF"label. Repeattheabove
steps
toturntheboxon.
CONSTRUCT DIGITAL BOX
TheX-55candisplaythe
depth, speed, surface water
temperature, and
distance
log
inthe
upper
left
portion ofthescreen. WhentheX-55isfirst
turnedon,onlythedepthisdisplayed.Youcanturneach digitaldisplay
onasdesired orturnallofthem off, asdesired.
Toselectthe
digitaldisplays menu,firstpress
themenu keythreetimes.
Next, press
the
keyadjacent
to
the"CONSTRUCTDIGITALBOX"menu.
Ascreenappearsthatissimilar totheonebelow.
Nowpressthe
keyadjacentto
the desired display. For ex-
ample,toturnthe temperature
displayon,pressthe keyadja-
centtothe"INCLUDETEMP."
label. Onceyou do this, the
digitaldisplayin thecornerof
the screen willshowthetern-
peratureinadditiontothedepth.
The temperature menu label
nowshows
"REMOVETEMP."
You canturneach display on
oroff
individually.
Press
theCLEAR keytoexitfromthismenu orwaitapproximately ten
seconds andthemenuswillautomatically clear.
Toturn the entire digital box
off,pressthe
MENUkey
twice,
thenpress
thekeynexttothe
"TURN DIGITAL BOX OFF"
label.
Theunitwillreturntothe
sonar display with the digital
box erasedfromthe screen.
Toturnitonagain, repeat the
abovesteps.Thelabelonthe
secondmenu pagenowreads
"TURNDIGITAL BOXON."
ZONEALARM
Thezonealarm consistsofa
barthat appears
on the right
sideofthescreen. Anyecho
that appears on the screen
between the
top
and
bottomof
thezonealarm's barwill"trip"
thezonealarm.
Note:
Thezonealarmisn'tavail-
ableintheWindows mode.
To setthe zonealarm, press
theALARM key. Now
press
thekey next
tothe"SetZoneAlarm"label.
Ascreensimilar
totheoneshown below appears.
Thezonealarm barshowson
the right side of thescreen.
Usethe arrow keys to move
thebottom
ofthebarhigher or
lower. Tomove thetopofthe
bar,firstpress
thekeynextto
the"CHANGETOUPPER"la-
bel.Nowusethearrow keys
to
movethe
topofthebarhigher
orlower. When you havethe
zonealarm barsetasdesired,
press
theCLR
keyto
erasethe
menus.
Theabove
stepsautomatically
turnthezone
alarmonifitwasoff.Toturn
thezonealarmoff,presstheALARM key,thenpressthe keynexttothe
"Turn ZoneAlarm Off"label atthebottom
ofthescreen.
Normally,
thezone
alarmbar
disappearsfromthescreen after
youmake
adjustments. To
leavethezonealarmbaronthe
screenallof
thetime,
see
the"Display Zone
Alarm Bar"section in thismanualforinstructions.
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DEPTHALARMS __________________________
The
depthalarmssoundatone
whenthebottom
signalgoes _____ __________
shallower than the shallow
alarm'ssetting ordeeper than _____________ _____
thedeepalarm'ssetting. For ____________________________
example, ifyou
settheshallow ______________
alarmtoten
feet,
thealarmwill __________ ___________
soundatoneifthe
bottom
sig ___________ _________
nal isless
thantenfeet.Itwill _____ _____________
continue to sound until you _____________________
muteitoruntilthe
bottom goes _____ _______________
deeper
than10feet.Thedeep
alarmworksjust the
opposite.Itsoundsawarriingtone
ifthebottom
depth
goesdeeperthan
thealarm'ssetting.Both
depthalarmswork onlyoffthe
digitalbottom depthsignals. Noother
targets
will
trip
thesealarms. These
alarms canbeusedatthesametimeor bythemselves.
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ADJUST BACK LIGHT _____
LEVEL
TheX-55hasinternallights for
thedisplayandkeyboard. To
adjust
the
intensity
ofthe
light ______
ing,press
theMENUkeytwice, __________ ____________
then
press
thekeyadjacent to ____________ ______________
the "ADJUST BACK LIGHT ____ ____ ____
LEVEL" label. The screen
shown below appears. Now _____ __________
press
theleftarrowkeytode-
creasethe light level. Press the right arrow key to increase it. The
percentage ofbacklightin use
changes asthearrowkeys
arepressed.
Thebarchartalsogives a
graphical indication ofthelevel. Afteryou've
madetheadjustment, presstheCLEAR keytoerasethemenu.
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Tosetthedepth alarms, firstpress
theALARM key, thenpress thekey
nexttothe"SET
DEPTH ALARMS" label.Thescreen atthetopofthis
page appears.
To adjust the shallowalarm,
press
the
keynexttothe
"Shal-
low" label.Toadjust
thedeep
alarm, pressthekey
nexttothe
'Deep"labeL Bothalarmsad-
justidentically. We'll use the
shallowalarmas anexample.
Pressing thekey next to the
"Shallow"labelmovestheblack
boxfromthe"OFF" postionto
thenumberontherightsideof
thearrow.Anewlabel
appears
at the bottom of the screen:
"CHANGE LIMIT." Press the
keynexttothatlabel. Anewscreenappears asshown atthe topofthe
next
page.Usethenumberedkeypadonthe right
sideoftheunittoenter
theshallowalarm setting. Weused10feetin thisexample.
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BACK LIGHTON/OFF
To turntheback lightingon, _________
pressthe
menukeytwice, then
press
thekeyadjacent tothe
"BACK LIGHT" label. This
moves the black box from
"OFF'tothe"ON"
position.
To
turnthe backlights off, repeat
thesamesteps. ___________
SPEAKERVOLUME
Thespeaker volumehastwolevels: high orlow. WhentheX-55isfirst
turned
on,
the
speakervolume
ishigh.Tochangeit, presstheMENU key
twice,
thenpress thekeynexttothe"SPEAKERVOLUMELOWHIGH"
key. Thisswitches thevolume
fromhighto low. Ashorttunesounds,
lettingyouhear
thevolume.Toswitchbacktohigh,simplypressthekey
again.
Toexitfromthismenu,press
theCLEAR key.
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outwards from a group oflimbs isthehardest objectforthe Fish l.D.
feature to distinguish fromfish. Youmaysee Fish l.D.symbols onthe
screenwhen
actually, thereare nofish. Practicewiththeunitinboththe
Fishl.D. mode andwithouttobecomemorefamiliar
withtheFishl.D.
feature.
ToturntheFishl.D.
feature
on,press
themenu key,thenpress
thekey
adjacent
to the 'Turn Fish-IDOn"label.Echoeswill continue to scroll
acrossthe
screen, however,
thesurface clutteratthetopwillnolongerbe
displayed.Anytargets
the micro-computer determines arefishwill be
displayed
asfish
symbols.Toturnthe
Fishl.D.featureoff
again,
first
press
themenukey.Next,pressthekeyadjacenttothe
'TurnFishl.D.Off"label.
Themenu immediatelydisappears and
thesonarscreen returns.
After you've enteredthe de-
sired alarm depth, press the
keynexttothe 'ACCEPT"
la-
bel.Thisentersthealarmdepth
into
memory
and
automatically
turnstheshallowalarmon.Now
press
thekeynexttothe"AC-
CEPT"label.
Remember, theFish l.D. featurecan'tbeusedwhentheX-55isin the
manual mode. IfyouturntheFishl.D.featureon whentheX-55is in
manual,the micro-computerwillturnthe
automaticfeatureon.Ifyou turn
automatic offwhentheFishl.D.feature ison,theFishl.D.featurewillbe
turnedoff
also.
DISPLAY
CONTRAST
Theunit's
displaycontrast is
adjustable
tosuitdifferentlightingconditions.
Toadjust
it, tirstpressthemenukey.Thefirstmenupageappears. Now
press the key nextto the "ADJUST DISPLAY
CONTRAST"label. A
screen similartotheone belowappears. Now
press
thekeyadjacent to
theleftarrowtodecreasethecontrast.Pressthe
key
adjacent
totheright
arrowto increase it. Theper-
centage of contrast in use
changes
asthearrow keys are
pressed.The bar chart also
givesagraphical indicationof
thecontrast
level.Youcan
see
thechangeon the screen as
you
press
the
keys.Afteryou've
made
the
adjustment,press
the
CLEAR
keytoerasethemenu.
Thescreen shown atrightap-
pears next. Theshallowalarm
isnowset. If
the bottom goes
shallower than 10 feet, the
alarmwillsound
anda
warning
message appears on the
screen at the same time. A
labelalsoappearslettingyou
mutethealarm, ifdesired.
Toreturntothesonar
screen,
pressthekeynexttothe"EXIT"
label.
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[JEEP
ALARMMUTE
Wheneithertheshallow
ordeep
alarmis
triggered,anaudiotonesounds.
Adifferent
tonesoundsfortheshallow
thanthe
deep
alarm,
thusletting
youknowwhichalarm issounding without
looking
attheunit. Oncea
depthalarm istriggered, itkeepssounding until youchange
depth.For
example, if
theshallowalarmissetto10
feet,
and
youmove intoand stay
in waterthat'sfivefeetdeep,you'regoing
toget tiredoflistening tothe
alarm beeping allthetime.
To keep thissituationfrom
happening, anewlabel
appears
onthesonar
screenwhenever
adepthalarm sounds.Thislabel
says
"SilenceAlarm".
Thisturnsthealarm's
sound offuntil it's triggered again.
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CHARTSPEED
The rate echoes scroll across
the screen iscalled the chart
speed. It'sadjustableby first
pressing the menu key, then
pressing the key adjacent to
the"ADJUSTCHARTSPEED"
label.The chart speed menu
appears atthebottom ofthe
screen. Increase the chart
speed bypressing therightar-
rowkeyordecrease
itbypress-
ing
theleftarrow key. Theper-
centageofchartspeed inuse
changes
asthearrowkeys are
pressed. The bar chart also
givesagraphical indication of
thechart
speed.Youcansee
the
change onthescreen (both
onthemenu andonthechart
record) asyoupress
thekeys.
Afteryou'vemade the adjust-
ment, press theCLEAR keyto
erase themenu. ____________
Tostop the
chart, pressthe"STOP"keyintheunit'slowerleftcorner.To
startthe
chart, press the"STOP"
key again.
GRAYLINE®
GRAYLINE lets youdistinguish between strong and weakechoes. It
"paints" grayontargets
thatarestronger thana
preset
value.Thisallows
you
totellthedifference between ahard andsoftbottom.For
example, a
soft,muddyor
weedy
bottomreturnsaweaker
signalwhichisshownwith
anarroworno grayline. A hard bottom returnsastrongsignal which
causesawidegray line.
If
youhavetwosignalsofequalsize,onewith
gray
andtheother
without,
then thetargetwith gray isthe stronger signal. This helps distinguish
weedsfromtreesonthebottom,orfishfromstructure.
GRAYLINE isadjustable. Since GRAYLINE showsthe difference be-
tween
strong
andweak
signals, adjustingthesensitivitymayrequire a
differentGRAYLINE level, also.Thelevelchosen
bythe
X-55at
power
on
isusuallyadequate formostconditions. Experimentwith
yourunittofind
the GRAYLINE setting that's
bestforyou.
To adjust GRAYLINE, press
theMENU key, then press the
keyadjacent
tothe"ADJUST
GRAYLINE" label. A screen
similartotheone at right ap-
pears.
Now
press
theIeft
arrow
key
todecreasethe
gray
level.
Pressthe right arrow key to
increaseit. Thepercentage of
GRAYLINEinuse
changes
as
thearrowkeys
are
pressed.Thebarchartalsogives
a
graphicalindication
oftheGRAYLINE level.Youcanseethe
change onthescreen(bothon
the menu andonthechartrecord) asyou press the keys. Afteryou've
madetheadjustment, press theCLEAR key toerasethemenu.
FISHI.D.
TheFishl.D.feature
identifies
targets
thatmeetcertainconditionsas
fish.
Themicro-computer analyses allechoesandeliminatessurface
clutter,
thermoclines,
andothersignalsthatare undesirable. Inmost
instances,
remainingtargets
are
fish. TheFishI.D.feature
displayssymbols onthe
screenin
place
oftheactualfishechoes.Therearefourfishsymbol sizes:
tiny,small, medium,
andlarge.Theseareusedtodesignate therelative
sizebetween targets. In
other
words, it
displaysasmallfishsymbol
when
itthinksa
targetisasmallfish,amediumfishsymbol
ona
largertarget,
etc.
The micro-computer issophisticated, butit can be fooled. It cannot
distinguish
betweenfishandothersuspended objects suchastrotlines,
turtles,
submergedfloats,
air
bubbles,etc.Individualtreelimbs
extending
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