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X-40
GRAPH
CRYSTAL
LIQUID
MANUAL
AND OPERATION
INSTALLATION
INC.
ELECTRONICS,
•eLOWRANCE
OK 74128
12000 E. SKELLY
DR., TULSA,
988-0105-09
IN U.S.A.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS TRANSDUCER -The element of a sonar that convertsthe system electrical from the transmitter Into ultrasonic energy sound waves. When a return echo strikes the it converts transducer, the sound waves into electrical POWER CONNECTIONS 2 which is received and energy the sonar unit. displayed by NOISE 3 TRANSDUCER 3 TRANSOM MOUNT- A method of transducers or other sensors KEYBOARD mounting BASICS 4 1. S I I... on ti .e transom o. t1 DISPLAY e oat. INTER
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lower limit. a 60 foot has zero for the limit and 60 for the INTRODUCTION range upper Your Lowrance X-40 Welcome to the world of sonar. sportfishlng - REMOTE An unit that receives information and novice users. The Intelligent "repeater" depth is a for both high quality sonardesigned professional or receiver. from another sonar unit. A remote doesn't have a transmitter and structure finds and the bottom fish, X-40 depth, automatically displays it does have ft's own features that
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Power Connections on the screen. weaker than the GRAYLINE are Signals setting displayed in TheX-40 from a 12 volt Attach the are It also clues to the operates black, stronger targets battery system. power gray. gives compostition cable to an or of the bottom. In other buss. If have with electrical can tell if the bottom is soft or hard. A words, accessory power you problems you then hard bottom attach the cable to the Electrical awide line. A interference, soft, directly battery.
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NOISE the cable from Minimize electrical noise GLOSSARY routing power away by the noise of electrical interference. One of other sources largest possible - alarm. The alarm activates from the to the A of the sonar unit's is the harness that runs ANCHOR WATCH engine selling engine's wiring generators water than the alarm set tachometer into shallower or harness contains awirefor the when the boat drifts instrument This deeper usually panel. the For best which radiates HF res
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KEYBOARD BASICS SPARE PARTS The is a list of the most needed To following commonly parts. This section a brief of the Read the gives explanation keyboard. order, write the list of on a of and mail it simply parts required slip paper section for a detailed of each Operation description to the key's operation. above address. Price to without (Note: subject change notice.) GRAYLINE SET Press this to key adjust Part Number Price the Description level. grayline 151-0071-0
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BAIT FISH KEYBOARD BASICS SENSITIVITY These control the keys be over- bait fish to successful can't The of fishing importance automati- (The digital graph's sensitivity. waters. food of all fish In most are the game emphasized. They principle The receiver Its adjusts sensitivity.) catly has allowing adjustment sensitivity S2steps, The left over a wide of conditions. suchas minnows and range Baitfish arethe foragefish, planktonfeeding con- The CHART of CHART arrow t
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DISPLAY INTERPRETATION The of water in the lake is seldom constant from temperature top to bottom. of different and the of a Layers form, temperatures lunction warm and cool of water is a Now let's look at the thermocline. The and thickness of layer depth display. we'll turn on the X-40 season ortime of In lakesthere First, thethermoclinecanvarywiththe by pressing day. deep the be two or more at different ON The will Thermoclines are to flash for six may depths. key. lights i
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iswithin rather OPERATION Mostfish unlessthewatertemperature don'tspawn a surface and narrow limits. To find the different X-41) is first turned It finds temperature When the temperatures, on, automatically displays aid to boat. This unit It sets such as the LDT-3000 is a valuable the tothe level. also meter, your the bottom and sensitivity proper depth, adjusts to the desired surface the an will the bottom on identifying the scales to a that plus provides extremely quick respons
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of the X-40 and If a arch 8CC, Discrimination, Limit. When other occurs most of the time on unit mark including Upper partial your (the functions are described in this the CLEAR will curves but not back or it manual, be could be the transducer is key's operation up, down, vice-versa) in detail. not down. a explained transom mounted transducer until the pointing straight Adjust fish show the distinctive arch. This some trial and error until maytake you achieve the correct mounti
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the bottom and shows as Brush lies on clumps rising 11/Vs up usually however look similarto abovethe bottom Brush rocks, signals large signal. their is not as as rock. signal strong AUTO FISH SIGNALS identified various on the X-40 fish are The by by signals displayed marks created in as to random certain patterns, opposed shaped markings the bottom. made noise. Or the continuous solid, markings by by that identified a characteristic arch fish are separates by Typi
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bottom in then add the level If pick upthe signal, desired, you programmed. The 20 transducer is almost the best to use in fresh degree always can add to the maximum. you sensitivity up the 8 in salt In water, water. a water degree mostly environment, deep (300 - - feet fresh 100 water, feet salt the narrow cone is more water) angle To the while the X-40 is in the automatic adjust sensitivity mode, desirable. Since the sound Is concentrated In a smaller it can energy area,
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TRANSDUCERS AND CONE ANGLES water in The sound waves from the transducer out into the spread SCALE This looks much like the beam from The --a a cone beam. aflashlight. shaped scale markers There are ten the cone is the cone between the outside of edges angle. angle the on both sides of display. printed the of This to determine depth helps with either an 8 or 20 Lowrance offers a choice of transducers the is a For If range target. example, with of the 192 kHz sonar co
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LOWER MENU #4- DIGITAL AVERAG- LIMIT LOWER LIMIT ING To the lower first change limit, make certain the word "AUTO" Is off at The sonar used in the X- digital ofthescreen. Thisindicatesthat thetop 40 is a sensitive device that highly gives the automatic mode is off. This (Note: of the water's rapid updates depth. also disables the automatic Under most sensitivity the bottom conditions, If the automatic mode function.) is contour on, so that the dis- changes quIck
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rom 40 to 80 feet. Setthe ,._zSFNSIi!VtiY Example: rangef 0 LOWER Press: UPPER 121 D 4, 0, LIMIT, 8, 0, PULSE t J CHANCE - LIMIT. MENU GRAYLINE #2 PRESS — PULSE ALARM CHECKS OR LINES between tOR4 or There isa When the relationship changing upper J. resolution and transmitter length. lower remember the minimum pulse limits, This menu CRAYL INE changesthe Grayline of a - this is the in C two is ten feet. For Resolution, case, ability distance between the from a ch
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SENSTI7ITY how to activate the Automatic Bottom Ing a and it will pressing key erase. Tra automatically Bottom I DIGITAL DEEP Is the or down ISHALLOWI on, Tracking press up ar iO ALARM ALAflI I I ZONE ALARM section to increment or decreni To view the 8CC level without 10th it, 8CC. changing simply press 2nd, if the window size is 20 example, feet, currently The sonar dis- digital normally the arrow in the ZONE ALARM To turn press 8CC up off, 8CC or section press 0
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.t&' 1e'L1.W the DISC There Then Al Discrimination key. desired, (0 through 10). press SHALWW I SET t I on the screen. immediate in the noise should be an change displayed ZONE ALARM T DISPLAY ii) __________________ ________________ or Discrimination off CLEAR,DISC. Turn 0,DISC by pressing the To set the Zone ____________ Alarm, press the ALARM without SET in the ZONE To view the Discrimination changing it, press SHALLOW setting key "ZN' r. of the The letters DISC
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TotumtheZoneAlarm orDEEP off, pressCLEAR,SHALLOWSET IflND1 FAUTÔ1 SET. All of the Zone Alarm will remain in until the X-40 is settings memory LIGHT J J LIGHT turned off. set turntheZoneAlarrn Pressing eithershallowordeep keyswill A Is allows of the X-40 At at the light operation night. first, back on with the turning previous settings. uniton causesthe UGHT lightstoflashforsixseconds. Pressthe2nd, keys and the will on. To turn the lights LIGHT stay off, 2nd, lights pr
