VEXILAR Sonar Phone SP100 User manual

Welcome Features&Specifications WiFiConnection
SharingaSignal SonarPhoneOperation MenuFunctions
UsingtheT-POD InstallingaT-Box PortableT-BoxUse
WhereToBuy HowToGetHelp RegisterYourWarranty
Asthenameimplies,SonarPhoneturnsyoursmartphoneortablet
intoafullyfunctionaltouchscreensonarsystemthatwillrivalthe
performanceofsonarsystemscostinghundredsmore.Youdon’t
needcellphonecoveragetouseit.
TheSonarPhoneSonarTransmitterwillworkanywhereintheworld.
TheSonarPhonetransmittercreatesitsownWiFihotspotandyoucan
shareitssignalwithasmanypeopleasyouwishorpasswordprotect
itjustforyourself.
TheuseoftheSonarPhoneAppbeyondDEMOmoderequiresaWiFi
connectiontoaSonarPhoneT-PODorT-BOXSonarSystem.Youcan
eithershareanexistingsignalorpurchaseaSonarSystemforyourself.
ThisDepthSounderMobileApplicationisdesignedforamateurand
professionalfishermenalike.Itwillallowyouseefish,depthand
bottomcontourofabodyofwater.Thishighperformancesonar
system,whencoupledwithaT-PODorT-BOX,willrivalthe
performanceofmanyhigh-coststand-alonesonarsystems.
Sonartechnologyisbasedonsoundwaveswhicharetransmittedinto
thewater.Thesystemusessonartolocateanddefinestructure,
bottomcontourandcomposition,aswellasdepthdirectlybelowthe
transducer.
Wheninthewater,thetransducer(T-PODorT-BOX)sendsasound
wavesignaldownwardanddeterminesdistancebymeasuringthe
timebetweenthetransmissionofthesoundwaveandwhenthe
soundwaveisbouncedoffanobject.Thenitusesthereflectedsignal
idhdiifbjb
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第1页共18页 2013/11/816:00

DisplayType:iPhoneoriPad
DigitalDepthIndicator
WaterTemperature
AutomaticRanging
FishIcon
DepthandFishAlarm
ZoomBottomTrack
KeelOffsetSetting
NoiseRejection
SurfaceClarity
BatteryIndicator
WiFiWirelessLink
DepthRangeMax:120feet
(40M)
DepthRangeMin:2feet
(0.6M)
SonarFrequency:125kHz
SingleBeam
ConeAngle:30Degrees
SonarPower:3.7V
RechargeableBattery
AudibleAlarms:Fish,Shallow,
LowBattery
Operational:-20—80°C
Wirelessdistance:100Yards
(90M)
DepthRangeMax:320feet
(100M)
DepthRangeMin:2feet
(0.6M)
SonarFrequency:200/83KHz
DuelBeam
ConeAngles:DualBeam20
or40Degree
SonarPower:12VDCpower
AudibleAlarms:Fish,Shallow,
LowBattery
Operational:-20—80°C
Wirelessdistance:100Yards
(90M)
timebetweenthetransmissionofthesoundwaveandwhenthe
soundwaveisbouncedoffanobject.Thenitusesthereflectedsignal
tointerpretdepthandcompositionofanobjectorbottomstructure.
(SeeSection:WheretoBuy)
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第2页共18页 2013/11/816:00

()
()
StarttheT-PODorT-BOXbypoweringuptheT-BOXorplacingthe
T-PODintothewater.(Useawetpapertoweltopowerupthe
T-PODifathome)
1.
GotoyouriPhoneoriPad'smain"Settings"page.2.
Goto"WiFi".YouriPhonewillsearchfornewsignalsandshould
findtheT-PODorT-BOXsignal.
3.
SelecttheT-PODorT-BOXthatappears4.
IfamasterpasswordissetfortheT-PODorT-BOX,youwillneedto
enterthispasswordtoaccessthesignal.Tap"Join"toconnect.
5.
PressyouriPhone'shomebutton,thenlocatedandtapthe
SonarPhoneicontostarttheapp.
6.
(Optional)Tap“SystemSetup”tochangethedefaultSonarPhone
usernameandpassword.Notethatifyouchangethedefault,you
willneedtoexitSonarPhone,returntostep2andthenre-selectthe
T-PODorT-BOX.
7.
(FirstRunOnly)Tap"Master"andenterthedefaultpassword
(12345678)orthenewpasswordyousetupinthelaststep.
8.
SetupisComplete.Tap"ConnectNow"tobeginusingSonarPhone.
StarttheT-PODorT-BOXbypoweringuptheT-BOXorplacingthe
T-PODintothewater.(Useawetpapertoweltopowerupthe
T-PODifathome)
1.
Goto“WiFi”settingandbesureitis“ON”.YourSonarPhone
systemistransmittingandWiFisignalandyoushouldseeitonyour
WiFinetworkslisting.
2.
SelecttheWiFiSonarPhonesourceyouwishtouse,atthispointif
severalotherSonarPhone'sarebeingusednearby,youwillsee
themaswell,butasyouwillsoonfind,theyareprotectedbya
securitycodetheprimaryoperatorofthesystem.Askthemforthe
Securitycodesotheycansharetheirsignalwithyou.Ifyouare
usingthesystembyyourselftheWPAsecuritycodefromthe
factoryis12345678.
3.
DONOTleavetheWiFisettingsscreenuntilyouseeyouare
connectedtotheWiFichannel
y
ouhaveselected.
4.
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第3页共18页 2013/11/816:00

DONOTleavetheWiFisettingsscreenuntilyouseeyouare
connectedtotheWiFichannelyouhaveselected.
4.
NowyoucanexitthesettingsfeatureandopentheSonarPhone
App.
5.
Ifyouarewatchinganothersonarsystemandarea“Slave”tothe
system,yousimplyhitthe“ConnectNow”buttonandenterthe
sonarfunction.
6.
(FirstRunOnly)Ifyouarewanttocontrolthesystem,youwillneed
toestablishyourselfastheMaster.Hitthe“Master”buttonand
enteryourchosenpersonalaccesscode.Thiswillinsurenobody
elsetakescontrolofyoursonarsignal.
Note:Ifnomasteris
assigned,slaveoptionwillnotwork.
7.
Onceyouarethemaster,itwillshowtheWiFichannelisselectedon
thisphoneortabletyousimplyneedtoitthe“ConnectNow”.
8.
NotethereisaWiFichannelsignalstrengthscreenyoushouldnote
thensimplyhit“START”andyouarenowusingSonarPhone.
9.
IMPORTANT:WiFisignalrangecanbeeffectedbymanyexternal
factors.Whilegoodconditionsallowfora300foot(90meters)range,
theactualdistanceyoucouldexperiencemaybeplusorminus20%of
thisdistance.
TheowneroftheT-PODorT-BOXiscalledtheMaster.Onlythe
MastercancontroltheT-PODorT-BOX.TheletterMwillappearon
thetouchcontrolpanelwhenyouaretheMaster.
FriendswhoconnectandshareyourSonarPhonesignalarecalled
slaves.TheycanusetheSonarPhoneindependently,buthavesome
limitedcontrol.TheletterSwillappearonthetouchcontrolpanel
whenyouaretheSlave.
SharingaSonarPhonesignalwithFriendsisEASY!Justasktheowner
oftheSonarPhonefortheirWPApassword,soyoucanbecomea
“SLAVE”totheownerorMastercontrolleroftheSONARPHONE.
Ai ttith“Stti ”f h tbltSltWiFi
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第4页共18页 2013/11/816:00


py
“SLAVE”totheownerorMastercontrolleroftheSONARPHONE.
Againyoustartinthe“Settings”ofyouphoneortablet.SelectWiFi
andseewhatWiFichannelsareavailable.HighlighttheSonarPhone
channelyouwishtowatchandselectitandthenaddtheWPA
passwordfromtheMasterandwhenithasbeenacceptedandwhen
youseeyouareconnectedtotheWiFichannelyousimplyexitthe
“SETTINGS”andenterSonarPhone.Hitconnectnowandyouare
goodtogo!
PleaserealizeonlytheMastercontrollerhascompletecontrolofall
menufunctions,soyouwillnoticesomemenufeaturessimplywillnot
functionwhileyouarea“SLAVE”totheMasteroftheSonarPhone
signal.Thereisnolimittothenumberof“Slaves”youcanhavetoa
MasterSonarPhonesignal,butwithoutamasterusingthesystem,no
slavefunctionisavailable.

Note-TheReal-TimeViewwindowalwaysupdatesatthefastestrate
possible.Thisviewshowswhatisbeneath,rightnow.
PresstheZoomkeyorusetheZoomGesturetomanuallyenlargethe
bottomsignalinthemainscreenby2.Pressitagainandthescreen
willbereturnednormaloperation.
IntheSplitScreenZoomView,thedisplayissplittoshowthefull
rangeviewontherightandthezoomedviewontheleft.Thefull
rangeviewontherightalsocontainstheZoomPreviewBoxthat
showswhatpartofthefullrangeviewisshowninzoomviewonthe
left;theZoomPreviewBoxtracksthebottominthefullrangeview.
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第5页共18页 2013/11/816:00

Pressthe"BeamAngleSelect/Return"buttonontheT-BOXtouch
pad.Duringnormaloperation,thisbuttonswitchesback-and-forth
betweenthethewide40degreeconeandthenarrow20degree
cone.
IMPORTANT:Youwillneedtoincreasethegainlevelwhileusingthe
wide40degreemuchmorethanwhenusingthenarrow20degree
beam.Thisisnormalbecauseyouarecoveringtwiceasmucharea
withthewiderbeam.
PresstheMenuKeytoaccessthemenusystem.Themenusystem
immediatelyappearsonthedisplay.
Themenusystemhas3tabs:"Sonar","Setup"and"Advanced".Tap
thedifferentMenukeystoswitchbetweendifferentmenutabs.
UsetheDownorUpkeysonthetouchpadcontroltoselectaspecific
menuitem.ThenusetheLeftorRightkeystochangeamenusetting.
PresstheView/EscKeytoreturntothetopuntilclosemenusystem.
Ortotapthesemenuitemstochangethesesettings.
TheDemoModeisaverypowerfultoolthatsimulatesthefish
situationonthewater.UsetheDemoModetolearnhowtouseyour
SonarPhonebeforegooutonthewater.AllfeaturesexceptDepth
Rangemaybeadjusted.
Gaincontrolstheunit'sabilitytopickupechoes,from1%to100%.
Currentgainlevelsaredisplayedbelowthedigitaldepthreadoutasa
percentageofmaximum(%).Ifyouwanttoseemoredetail,increase
thegainalittleatatime.Ifthereistoomuchclutteronthescreen,
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第6页共18页 2013/11/816:00

gpygp
percentageofmaximum(%).Ifyouwanttoseemoredetail,increase
thegainalittleatatime.Ifthereistoomuchclutteronthescreen,
decreasethegaintoreducethis.Ideally,youwanttosetthegainto
showthestrongestfishechoeswiththeleastamountofclutter.As
youchangethegainlevelsetting,youcanseethedifferenceitmakes
onthechartasitscrolls.
WhennotintheMenumode,usethelargeLeftandRightarrowson
thetouchpadtoeasilycontrolthegain.IfSonarPhonecannotfind
thedepthorthereturnsignalseemsweakonthedisplay,increasethe
gainleveluntilthereadingisstrong.
Usually,againlevelbetween30%and60%willsuffice,butincreasing
thegainmayberequiredfordeeperwatersorverysoftbottoms.For
extremeshallowwater,lessthan3feet,reducethegainnearthe
minimumsetting.
T-BOXONLY:WhenusingtheWide40degreeangle,youwillneed
turnupthegainhigherthanwhenusingthe20degreeangle.Thisis
normal,astheconeofsoundiscoveringtwicethearea.
ThissettingallowsSonarPhonetocontrolthedepthrangesettingfor
you.Itwilldoit'sbesttokeepthebottominviewatalltimes,
switchingdepthrangesasneeded.ChangethissettingtoOFFand
youcancontroltherangesettingmanually.
IMPORTANT:Whileusingmanualrangeoperation,ifthedepthis
greaterthanthedepthrangesetting,thebottomwillnotbevisible
onscreen.Changetherangetoadeepersettingorselect"Auto"to
returntoautomaticoperation.
Thissettingallowsyoutomanuallychangetherangesetting,meaning
howdeepSonarPhonewillreaddepth.Therangesavailableare:0—9
feet,then10footincrementsdeeperto120feet(0—3metersto
0—36meters)
TheUpperLimitistheshallowestpointinthewatercolumnwhichwill
bedisplayedonthechart.
TheLowerLimitisthedeepestpointinthewatercolumnwhichwill
bedisplayedonthechart.
Changingtheupperandlowerlimitsgiveyoufargreatercontrolover
the depth range This feature lets you "zoom in" the display in almost
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第7页共18页 2013/11/816:00

y
Changingtheupperandlowerlimitsgiveyoufargreatercontrolover
thedepthrange.Thisfeatureletsyou"zoomin"thedisplayinalmost
unlimitedcombinations.
Thedepthcursor,foundbyswipingdowntothefirstmenupage,
consistsofahorizontallinewithadigitaldepthboxontherightside.
Thenumbersinsidetheboxshowthedepthofthecursor.Youcan
movethecursortoanylocationonthescreen,lettingyoupinpoint
thedepthofatargetorkeepareferencepointforaspecificdepth.
MenuSettings:ft/°C,ft/°F,m/°Corm/°F
Thissettingallowsyoutoconfiguretheunitsofmeasureforyour
needs.
Settings:10%to100%
Thissettingchangesthespeedatwhichthedisplayscrollsacrossthe
screen.Fasterchartspeedswillshowlongerstraighterlinesasfishand
bottom.Slowerchartspeedswillshowshorter,morecurvedlines.

MenuSettings
On/On:SymbolsandDepthareDisplayed
On/Off:FishSymbolsOnlyareDisplayed
Off/Off:NoFishSymbolDisplay
Thisfeatureidentifiestargetsthatmeetcertainstandardsforpossibly
beingafish.SonarPhoneanalyzesallechoesandeliminatessurface
clutter,thermoclines,andotherundesirablesignals.Inmostinstances,
remainingtargetsarefish.Thisfeaturedisplaysfishsymbolsonthe
screeninplaceoftheactualfishechoes.Therearethreefishsymbol
sizesusedtodesignatetherelativesizebetweentargets.
T-BOXONLY:Fishs
y
mbolsinthe40de
g
reeconewilla
pp
ear
g
ra
y
.
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第8页共18页 2013/11/816:00

sizes

used

to

designate

the

relative

size

between

targets
.
T-BOXONLY:Fishsymbolsinthe40degreeconewillappeargray.
Fishsymbolsinboththe40and20degreeconeswillbeblack.
IMPORTANT:SonarPhoneissophisticated,butitcanbefooled.Itmay
notalwaysbeabletodistinguishbetweenfishandotherlarger
suspendedobjectsinthewater.
TheFishAlarmcanbeconfiguredtosoundfordifferentsizesoffish.
Selectthesettingthatisbestforyou.
Off-Noalarm
[IMAGE]AlarmforBigTargetsOnly
[IMAGE]AlarmforBigandMediumTarget
[IMAGE]AlarmforAnySizeTarget
MenuSettings:Off
Adjustment:1footto99feet(1to30meters)
TheDepthAlarmssoundsatoneandtheDepthAlarmIndicatorwill
blinkwhenthebottomdepthgetsshallowerthantheDepthAlarm's
setting.
WARNING:Donotusethisfeatureforshallowwaternavigation.
Whenthebatteryvoltagedropsbelowthesetvalue,thealarm
sounds.Thisensuresyoucantellyourfriendsaboutthebigfishyou
caughtwiththehelpofSonarPhoneonFacebookbeforethebattery
goesdead.
WhenONthebottomsignalstayslockedonbottomasyoumove.
SonarPhoneautomaticallyadjusttokeepthebottomlockedintoa
singleposition.Thisisusefulwhenlookingfortargetsclosetothe
bottomwhenthereareheavywavesonthesurface.
KeelOffsetwilladjustthedigitaldepthreadouttoindicatedepth
fthtli bt'klitdffthtd
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第9页共18页 2013/11/816:00

KeelOffsetwilladjustthedigitaldepthreadouttoindicatedepth
fromthewaterlineorboat'skeelinsteadoffromthetransducer
position.Enterapositiveverticalmeasurementfromthetransducerto
thewaterline.Enteranegativeverticalmeasurementfromthe
transducertokeeltoreadthedepthfromthekeel.
Selectthecolorschemethatworksbestforyou:WhiteBackground,
BlueBackgroundorGrayScale.
MenuSettings:Off,High,Medium,Low
SurfaceClarityadjuststhefilterthatremovessurfaceclutternoise
causedbyalgaeandaeration.Thelowerthesetting,themoresurface
clutterwillbedisplayed.Increasingsurfaceclutterreduces
SonarPhone'sabilitytodisplaysmalltargets.
MenuSettings:Off,High,Medium,Low
TheNoiseFiltersystembuiltintoSonarPhoneconstantlyevaluatesthe
effectsofboatspeed,waterconditionsandinterferenceontheclarity
ofyourdisplay.Thisautomaticfeaturegivesyouthebestdisplay
possibleundermostconditions.Ifyouhavehighnoiselevels,try
usingthe"High"setting.
IMPORTANT:Ifyouarehavingtroublewithnoise(electronic
interference),wesuggestthatyoutakestepstofindtheinterference
sourceandcorrectit,ratherthancontinuallyusingtheunitwiththe
highsetting.
Selectthelanguageyoucanunderstandbest:English,Spanish,
German,Polish,Korean,Japanese,Chinese,Portuguese,Dutch,Finnish,
Russian,Italian,Czech,Danish,French,SwedishorGreek.
BeforeyoucanuseSonarPhoneinthewater,youmustunderstandhow
the sonar part of the system works (T
-
POD or T
-
BOX) so you can use it
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第10页共18页 2013/11/816:00

BeforeyoucanuseSonarPhoneinthewater,youmustunderstandhow
thesonarpartofthesystemworks(T-PODorT-BOX)soyoucanuseit
properly.
UsingtheT-PODWiFiSonarSystemissimple.JustattachtheT-POD
totheendofaheavyfishinglineandcastitintothewaterasyou
wouldanormalfloatorlure.Youcanalsoreadthedepthandseefish
targetswhileyouslowlyreelintheT-PODortrollitbehindyourboat.
IMPORTANT:Ensurethatthefishinglineisheavyenoughandthe
T-PODiswellsecured.Sliplinetechniquesarenotrecommended
becauseofthehigherriskoflosingtheT-POD.Also,beawareof
powerlinesandotherobstaclesasyoucast.
HandletheT-PODWirelessSonarSensoronlybythetopantenna
coverornoseringwhenitisON.Avoidtouchingthebottomwhen
active.TakeextracarenottodroptheT-PODwhilehandling.Donot
trytoopenyourT-POD,itispermanentlysealed.
BeforeyoufirstusetheT-PODWiFiSonarSystemyouwillneedto
chargeit.
Aligntheplugofthechargingcablewiththepinsonthebottomof
theT-PODasinthefollowingpicture.
1.
AligntheUSBplugofthechargecable(thelongerofthetwo
cables)withtheUSBsocketofthepowersupplydevice(computer,
adapter,etc.)
2.
WhenchargingstartstheredlightsinsidetheunitwillremainOn.
Whenthebatteryisfull,theindicatorlightswillbeswitchtogreen.
3.
IMPORTANT:BesurealloftheconnectionsareDRY,wateronthe
stainlesssteelconnectioncancreaterust.
TheT-PODWiFiSonarSystemwillactiveautomaticallywhenitis
immersedinthewater.TheT-POD'sinternalGREENindicatorlight
whenithasconnectedaSonarPhoneappsuccessfully.Once
immersed,theinternalcomputerwillbegintostartup.Giveitafew
seconds.
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第11页共18页 2013/11/816:00

when

it

has

connected

a

SonarPhone

app

successfully
.
Once
immersed,theinternalcomputerwillbegintostartup.Giveitafew
seconds.
Whenready,theT-PODwillbegintoblink,indicatingitistransmitting
thesonarinformationviaradiofrequency(WiFi)fortheSonarPhone
apptoreceive.Connecttoit'sWiFisignalusingyourdevicesettings,
thenreturntotheSonarPhoneapptoconnecttotheT-POD.
YoucanturnyourT-PODonathomeandtestit'sfunctionality:
Dampenapapertowelwithcoolwater.1.
Bunchitupandplaceitagainstthepinsonthe
undersideofT-POD.
2.
Watchasthelightturnsonandthenbeginstoflicker.3.
ConnecttotheT-PODwithyourSonarPhoneApp.
RefertotheWiFiconnectioninstructionsifneeded.
MakesuretheGAINisatleast70%.(Youcanremove
thewettowel)
4.
HoldtheT-PODabout1meteraboveahardflatfloor
(notcarpet).
5.
PointtheflatpartofthebottomoftheT-PODatthe
floorandwatchfortheechotoappearonyour
SonarPhonechart.Themoreperfectyouraimatthe
floor,thestrongertheechowillappear.Increasethe
gainlevelifyoucannotfindafloorecho.
6.
TheT-PODwilltime-outandturnitselfoff30seconds
afterthepinshavedried.
7.
IMPORTANT:TheT-POD's"WetSwitch"pinsmustberinsedwith
freshwaterafterexposuretosaltwatertopreventcorrosion.
IMPORTANT:DonotplacetheT-PODinawetareaoronametal
surfacewhennotinuseasthiswillactivatetheT-POD,drainit's
batteryandhelpshortenitsusablelife.StoretheT-PODinadryarea.
TodothisyourT-podmustbeOFF.PluginyourUSBpoweradapter
topowerandnowusetheshorterofthetwolead(theyaremarked)
andplugitintoyourT-PODforatleast3seconds.T-PODisnow
re-settofactorysettings.(Password:12345678)
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第12页共18页 2013/11/816:00

Fishingcanbehardonequipment,soifyoudamageyourT-POD(and
thisisNOTcoveredbyyourwarranty)youcanhaveitreplacedfora
fractionoftheoriginalcost.Thisservicealsoextendsbeyondthe
standardwarrantyperiod,soiffiveyearsfromnowthebatteryis
fails,Vexilar'sNoHassleServiceProgramforSonarPhoneT-POD
ownerswillbethereforyou,foraslongasyouowntheproduct!
Here'showitworks:SendusyourdamagedordestroyedSonarPhone
T-PODalongwith$60.00USandwewillsendyoubackareplacement
T-POD!Noquestionsasked.Thiscostincludesdomesticreturn
shipping.Someadditionalshippingmayapplyforcustomersoutside
theUSA.Creditcardpaymentisalsoacceptedbyphone.(Visaand
MasterCardonly)
Sendto:
Vexilar,Inc.
6667WestOldShakopeeRdSuite#101
Bloomington,MN55438–USA
Attn:SonarPhoneNoHassleService

IMPORTANT:Besuretoincludeyournameandreturnaddressanda
phonenumberore-mailaddressforustocontactyou.
IMPORTANT:DonottrytoopenyourT-POD,itispermanently
sealed.OpeningaT-PODwillvoidthewarranty.
TousetheT-BOXsystem(SP200)onaboat,theT-Boxand
transducermustfirstbeinstalledontotheboatandtheproper
wiringconnectionmade.
Takeafewminutestoplanyourinstallation.TheT-BOXshouldbe
mountedinalocationwhereitwillbereadilyaccessibleyetoutofthe
wayoftrafficandshelteredfromsevereweatherexposure.The
mountingsurfaceshouldbefairlyflat.Besuretoallowclearancefor
thecables.Theunitisweather-proof,notwaterproof,sotrynotto
mountitinalocationwhereitwillbesubmergedorexposedtothe
extremeforcesofwaveimpactduringsevereconditions.
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第13页共18页 2013/11/816:00

ex
t
reme
f
orceso
f
wave
i
mpac
t

d
ur
i
ngseverecon
diti
ons.
Obtainfourappropriatefastenersforyourmountinglocation.1.
PositiontheT-BOXinyourintendedmountinglocation.2.
Markthefourholesanddrilleachusingtheappropriatedrillsize.3.
AttachtheT-BOXusingyourfourfasteners.Tightensecurely.4.
Insertthepowercablejackandtightenthetransducercable
connectionsecurely.Ensurethereisgoodclearanceforthe
connectors.
5.
T-BOXrequiresa12voltpowersourcetooperate.Aconnectioncan
bemadedirectlytoabatteryoraconnectioncanbetappedintoa
boat’selectricalsystem.
Ifpossible,poweryourT-BOXusingthemainstartingbattery,nota
batterythatpowersanelectrictrollingmotororotherpotential
sourceofelectricalinterference.
Whenroutingthecable,besuretostayawayfrom,orprovidecable
protectionaround,areaswithsharpmetaledges.Ifthesupplied
powercordistooshort,extenditusing18gaugewire.
IMPORTANT:Besuretohavecircuitprotection,suchasa1ampfuse
orcircuitbreaker,placedinthepositivelinenearthepowersourceto
protectthewiring.
BesurethepowercordisnotconnectedtotheT-BOX.1.
RoutethepowercablefromtheT-BOXlocationtothepower
source.
2.
Connecttheredwiretothepositivepowersourceterminalandthe
blackwiretothenegativeterminal.
3.
ConnectthepowerplugtotheT-BOX’spowerjack.4.
ThesonartransducerstylethatcomeswithT-BOXisdesignedtobe
mountedexternallyonthetransomofyourboat.Ithasaspecial
wedgedshapetoallowclearwaterflowwhenrunningathighboat
speed.Thetransducerisattachedatthebottomoftheboat'stransom
withasmallportionofitextendingbelowthehullline.
Before you begin the process of installing the transducer check your
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第14页共18页 2013/11/816:00

withasmallportionofitextendingbelowthehullline.
Beforeyoubegintheprocessofinstallingthetransducer,checkyour
hulltofindaspotwhereyouwillhaveasmoothwaterflowalong
thebottomoftheboat.Youwanttoavoidribs,rivets,andgougesor
scratchesinthehull.Thesecreateturbulenceinthewaterandcan
scatterSonarPhonereadingsathighspeeds.
Togetatrueverticaldepthreading,thetransducershouldbe
mountedparalleltothewaterline.However,a10°tilttoeithersideis
acceptable.Ifthehullisreasonablyflatwithadeadriseof10°orless,
mountthetransduceralongthehullbottom.Ifdeadriseisgreater
than10°,mountthetransducerwithlevelalignment.
Assemblethestainlesssteelbracketstothetransducerusingthe
hardwarefurnished.Donottightenuntilfinaladjustmentsaremade.
1.
Placeassemblyontransomatselectedlocationwiththefrontofthe
transducerextending1/2”to5/8”belowthebottomoftheboat
andwiththefrontpartagainstthetransom.Theleastamountthat
thetransducerextendsbelowthebottomisdesired.Iftoolow,
sprayandturbulencewilloccurresultinginlostbottomreadings.
2.
Withtransducerinplace,markthetwoslotlocationsofthe
transducermountingbrackets.Drillincenterofslotoutlineusinga
1/8”(.125")drill.
3.
Fastenthetransducertothetransomusingthe#8x1/2”screws,
nutsandwasherplates.
4.
Beforefinaltighteningthe2screwsholdingthebracketstothe
transducer,tiptherearedgedownapproximately1/8”asshown.
5.
Tightenallscrews.6.
CAUTION.Donotuseanythreadlockingcompoundonthescrews.
MostproductssuchasLoctite®containchemicalsthatattackand
weakenplastics.
PressthemasterON/OFFswitchonthesideoftheT-BOX.Itwilllight
upshowingthesystemnowhaspower.Whenitstartstorandomly
flash,thisletsyouknowthesystemisnowtransmittingaWiFisignal.
ToTurnitoff,pressandholdthebutton(5seconds)untilthelight
goesout.
WhenthesystemisON,pressthePowerSwitchthreetimes,quickly
i hi d h ill if h b
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第15页共18页 2013/11/816:00

WhenthesystemisON,pressthePowerSwitchthreetimes,quickly
within3seconds.ThesystemwillpowerOFFifthere-bootwas
successful.Turnitonagain.Nowthenameandpasswordwillbeback
tofactorydefault:12345678
TheSonarPhoneT-BOXPortableSystem(SP300)includesa
convenientcarryingcasesysteminwhichtheT-BOXismountedto.
Itcontainsarechargeable12Voltbatteryandasuctioncupstyle
transducermountingsystem.ThisallowsyoutouseSonarPhoneona
boat,withouttheneedfortheinstallationsteps.Asuctioncup
attachesthetransducertotheboat.
Unwindthecablefromthecarryingcaseandsetthetransducer
systemnearthebackoftheboat.
1.
Findasmoothspotontheoutsideandnearthebottomofthe
transom.Trytofindaplacewherethewaterflowwillbesmooth
whentheboatisgoingfast.Youwanttoavoidribs,rivets,and
gougesorscratchesinthehull.Thesecreateturbulenceinthewater
andcanscatterSonarPhonereadingsathighspeeds.
2.
Wetthefaceofthesuctioncupslightly,thenpressitfirmlyagainst
thetransomoftheboat.Slideitintothebestpositionyoucansee.
3.
Pullonthesuctioncuptoensurethatitisholdingsecurely,then
routethetransducercableuptothecarryingcase.Restrainthe
cablesothatitdoesnotbecometangledinthepropellerorthe
motorworkings.
4.
IMPORTANT:Suctioncupscancomeloose.Besuretotakethetime
totiearopetothetransducerbracketandthentotheboatleavingas
littleamountofslackasyoucan.Ifthecupcomeslose,thiswillkeep
yourtransducerandcableoutofthepropeller.
PressthemasterON/OFFswitchonthesideoftheT-BOX.Itwilllight
upshowingthesystemnowhaspower.Whenitstartstorandomly
flash,thisletsyouknowthesystemisnowtransmittingaWiFisignal.
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第16页共18页 2013/11/816:00

ups
h
ow
i
ng
th
esys
t
emnow
h
aspower.
Wh
en
it
s
t
ar
t
s
t
oran
d
om
l
y
flash,thisletsyouknowthesystemisnowtransmittingaWiFisignal.
Allowthebatterytowarmupbeforecharging.Thismakesiteasierfor
thechargertochargethebatteryandthebatteryismoreacceptingof
acharge.
Plugthechargerintoawalloutlet,verifythatitisoperatingby
notingtheilluminatedGREENlight.
1.
ConnectthechargertotheEasyChargeJackontheT-BOX.The
charger’slightwillswitchtoRED,indicatingthatitisconnected
correctlyandthebatteryischarging.
2.
KeepthechargerpluggedinandconnecteduntiltheREDlighthas
changedtoGREEN.Thisindicatesthebatteryisatfullcharge.
3.
Unplugthechargerfromthewalloutletanddisconnectfromthe
battery.
4.
Chargingtimeswillvarydependingonhowmuchthebatteryhas
beendrained.Ifthebatteryhasbeencompletelydrainedthebattery
willrequireabout4hoursofcharging.Oncethebatteryisfully
chargedandthecharger’slightreturnstoGREEN,thechargeristhen
operatingina“MaintenanceMode”.Atthisstage,thechargercan
remainconnectedtothebatteryindefinitelyandthebatterywillbe
maintainedatfullcharge.

Vexilarhasawidenetworkofsportinggoodsdealers.Foracomplete
listandnearestlocationfinder,pleasevisithttp://vexilar.com/apps
Ifyouhaveproblemsofquestions,pleasevisitoursupportwebsite:
http://vexilar.com/apps/support
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第17页共18页 2013/11/816:00

Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty
responsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthorityto
operatetheequipment.
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimits
foraClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.These
limitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful
interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates
usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand
usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguarantee
thatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis
equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevision
reception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffand
on,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneor
moreofthefollowingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfrom
thattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Theantennasusedforthistransmittermustbeinstalledtoprovidea
separationdistanceofatleast20cmfromallpersonsandmust
co‐locatedforoperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaor
transmitter.
VexilarSonarPhoneInstructionManual file:///C:/Users/THINK/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows...
第18页共18页 2013/11/816:00
not be
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.