User manual LOWRANCE X86 DS

[. . . ] 988-0151-411 www. lowrance. com Fish-finding & Depth Sounding Sonars X86 DS & X86 TX Installation and Operation Instructions Copyright © 2006 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Lowrance Electronics. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. Lowrance® is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations, and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. [. . . ] When the boat is not moving, fish signals are long, drawn out lines on a normal display. FasTrack converts the graph to a vertical bar graph that makes a useful addition to fishing at a stationary location. Surface Clutter Thermocline with fish echo Fish echoes Full sonar chart showing surface clutter, a thermocline and some fish echoes. 27 Pages The Pages menu allows you to display a full sonar chart or a FlashGraf. The FlashGraf is a split screen that displays the sonar chart on the left side of the screen with a flasher on the right. Pages menu with Sonar Chart selected (left). FlashGraf (right). The FlashGraf uses the grayline feature to show weaker targets in light shades of gray. Stronger targets are displayed in dark shades of gray. The bottom depth is shown as a black bar across the outer circle. Full Chart The unit's default page, Full Chart shows all echoes scrolling across the full screen. The bottom signal scrolls across the screen from right to left. The line at the top of the screen represents the surface. The bottom depth -- determined by the digital sonar -- can be displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. If the transducer with a built-in temperature sensor is connected, a digital display for water temperature also will be shown. This temperature display can be turned on and off. 28 Digital depth Water Temp Bait fish Bottom signal Depth range at bottom of depth scale Surface clutter Structure or cover Fish arches Grayline Full Chart page showing digital depth (above) and temp (below). feature is turned off. Depth Range The unit automatically adjusts the depth range according to water conditions. When in auto range mode, it always keeps the bottom displayed in the lower portion of the screen. You can override automatic depth range control and manually select a depth range. To do this, repeatedly press MENU until the DEPTH RANGE menu appears. Press to select MANUAL, then press MENU UP to display the RANGE menu. Use the arrow keys to select a desired depth range. When you are finished, press PWR to clear the menu from the display. This unit has the following depth ranges: 0-10, 0-15, 0-20, 0-30, 0-40, 060, 0-80, 0-100, 0-150, 0-200, 0-300, 0-400, 0-600, 0-800, 0-1000, 0-1500, 0-2000 and 0-3000 feet. Depth Range menu with Manual setting selected (left). Range Size menu with 0-60 ft highlighted (right). 29 Zoom The zoom feature enlarges all images on the screen by doubling (2X) or quadrupling (4X) the size of the echoes. When you activate the zoom command, the screen will be split in half with the zoomed area displayed on the left. The normal view will be shown on the right side of the screen. [. . . ] We reserve the right to do so without notice. . . . in Canada: If you're in Canada and you have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Before any product can be returned, you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary. Many times, customer service can resolve your problem over the phone without sending your product to the factory. To call us, use the following toll-free number: 800-661-3983 905-629-1614 (not toll-free) 8 a. m. [. . . ]